Dear Raffi, this is my experience: I started as a consultant 14 years ago without any idea of what I should expect (and what would be expected from me). After one year I found somebody who gave me a first assignment (that was 1991 - I was to go to Mongolia for 3 months; this was exciting). Starting from the first assignment I had to work through the next one, and so on...
With each assignment I had to upgrade my skills and knowledge, had to read a new book, experiment with new tools, etc. Later it helped me that I had a "foundation" on which I could base my further learning (in my case it was NLP, but it could be any school that enables you to create your own models of the world and of what you are doing). Having had this foundation, it was easy for me to absorb Open Space Technology, other methods, and in particular Appreciative Inquiry, a field in which I am still a learner. In a nutshell: start small, except when you have to start big, take any assignment as a learning experience, get as much feedback from peers as possible (that is why it is good to go to training courses), experiment, network like hell, and see any money you spend on your own training as an investment into your future. I spent probably 30,000 USD for extra- university training over the last 10 years - it all paid back. Hope to see you in Goa. Holger Nauheimer The Change Management Toolbook http://www.change-management-toolbook.com * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
