ist magazine February 2023

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PEOPLE WHO SPOT POTENTIAL CAN HELP OTHERS PRODUCE RESULTS THEY MAY NEVER HAVE IMAGINED FOR THEMSELVES.

Make Time for Spotting Potential-spotting can happen organically, but it can happen more often when you set aside time to think about it. Scheduling “spotting time” can yield great results. Great potential is in everyone and when it’s unleashed, it compounds. Success builds success! 10 Imagine if everyone in your workplace realized even half of his or her potential. What could people achieve alone and together? Probably more than they do now. So, whose potential do you need to spot today? ■

keep this in mind. And to the extent they can, they pave the way for success with training, exposure to information, time to practice new skills and other appropriate resources. Embrace All Results When people meet with success, poten tial-spotters acknowledge it, and they’re well on their way toward finding addi tional opportunities to build on what’s been achieved. On the other hand, when people and opportunities don’t come together well, a good potential-spotter takes the situation in stride and finds other avenues for people to thrive. 9

Prepare for a Range of Reactions

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People react to potential-spotters in a range of ways. Some embrace what they’re told and look forward to tack ling whatever opportunity the spotter highlights. Others get bogged down in self-doubt and require additional reassurance. And from time to time, the spotter meets with rejection when the person with the potential does not immediately or, for that matter, ever embrace the opportunity. A good potential-spotter is ready for anything.

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Set the Stage for Success

About the Author: Kate Zabriskie is the president of Business Training Works, Inc., a Maryland-based talent development firm. She and her team help businesses establish customer ser vice strategies and train their people to live up to what’s promised. For more informa tion, visit businesstrainingworks.com.

Sometimes, people with great potential fail because of factors that have nothing to do with the person or the oppor tunity. Exceptional potential-spotters

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