Identity at the individual or the organizational level can impact how we show up, perform, and are perceived by others
Especially as one is promoted or asked to take on leadership roles, identity plays a bigger role than we might be aware of. Example: Patient bedside to research lab to administration.
Building new skills is a way to embrace the changes required by new situations and roles
Article: How to Identify Skils Gaps in the Workplace - at the team or organizational level
Article: How the Identity Gap Formula Can Help You Succeed - at the individual level
Other examples from our work with clients
TOOLS/RESOURCES
How to Identify and Address Skill Gaps in the Workplace
https://councils.forbes.com/blog/how-to-identify-skill-gaps
Leadership Development Council (December 2022)
How to Identify Skill Gaps in the Workplace
Survey Your Leaders
Conduct Interviews with Employees
Train Current Team Members
Take a New Approach to Hiring
How the 'Identity Gap Formula' Can Help You Succeed
https://www.entrepreneur.com/living/how-the-identity-gap-formula-can-help-you-succeed-new/320294
ENTREPRENEUR STAFF
Entrepreneur Network Contributor (October 2018)
The first step in closing the identity gap is to choose your goal
Working with your identity, which is the battery that powers the light bulb
Psychological/spiritual energy incorporates your beliefs, values, outlook on life, willpower, focus and attitude. This energy is nourished via ongoing education, spirituality (for some) and life experiences that lead to heightened levels of self-awareness and emotional IQ
AWARENESS - how does this action, feeling, or thought move me forward or hold me back?
ACTION - How can you back awareness up with action?
Simple Scaling (Likert Scoring)
Scale of 1-10 - where I am now, where I want to be?
What can I do to move the needle forward just one notch?
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Lindsey Honari: lindsey@lindseyhonaricoaching.com
X. Carmen Qadir: drcq@coachingandconsultingexperience.com
The Identity Gap