04-11-2018, 06:50 AM
Novel Ideas to think about:
My current workplace is one that encourages people to choose their own journey in their working career. This means that on an annual basis we have a review, we have a look at our strengths, we have a look at our weaknesses, what can be done to close those gaps and then to go with it where we are in our careers, where we ultimately want to end up, and how we can best support people to transition to their end goal in the current environment and what outside help we can be found if the resources don't exist at the workplace to setup that sort of environment where people are encouraged to learn and grow.
From the outset, they encourage people to explore what they want to, and they also state that its fine to continue doing what you do if that's what you want to do.
Now, apply that methodology to a footballer.
Just because you are learning how to do "another job" doesn't mean you are no longer going to be doing your current job at your organisation, and usually you will learn a few things that will help you perform your current role much better than you currently do (i.e. Jack might be able to be more damaging at forward stoppages, playing as an additional midfielder might help setup the scoring opportunity, or even prevent a fast break due to understanding how to defend a stoppage better).
Lastly, that doesn't mean hes perfected his current craft. What I do think that Jack's developement is more about physiology rather than brains, and thats why hes currently learning a different role.
He might never transition to a midfielder, but in the event he needs to do a Liam Jones later on in his career because he is 4th banana in the forward line, he will have picked up the required game plan smarts to transition faster, and cover a loss quicker which could lengthen his career and increase his value to our footy club.
Now, I could very well be overestimating whats going on here, and it might be more like the average sunday league football side, where people rock up on game day, after having done a couple of training sessions, where all that matters is how well a bloke kicks the footy and cracks in, but that doesn't quite work for me for a bloke who comes out of the Hawthorn enviornment with a heavy focus on learning your role and player development.
My current workplace is one that encourages people to choose their own journey in their working career. This means that on an annual basis we have a review, we have a look at our strengths, we have a look at our weaknesses, what can be done to close those gaps and then to go with it where we are in our careers, where we ultimately want to end up, and how we can best support people to transition to their end goal in the current environment and what outside help we can be found if the resources don't exist at the workplace to setup that sort of environment where people are encouraged to learn and grow.
From the outset, they encourage people to explore what they want to, and they also state that its fine to continue doing what you do if that's what you want to do.
Now, apply that methodology to a footballer.
Just because you are learning how to do "another job" doesn't mean you are no longer going to be doing your current job at your organisation, and usually you will learn a few things that will help you perform your current role much better than you currently do (i.e. Jack might be able to be more damaging at forward stoppages, playing as an additional midfielder might help setup the scoring opportunity, or even prevent a fast break due to understanding how to defend a stoppage better).
Lastly, that doesn't mean hes perfected his current craft. What I do think that Jack's developement is more about physiology rather than brains, and thats why hes currently learning a different role.
He might never transition to a midfielder, but in the event he needs to do a Liam Jones later on in his career because he is 4th banana in the forward line, he will have picked up the required game plan smarts to transition faster, and cover a loss quicker which could lengthen his career and increase his value to our footy club.
Now, I could very well be overestimating whats going on here, and it might be more like the average sunday league football side, where people rock up on game day, after having done a couple of training sessions, where all that matters is how well a bloke kicks the footy and cracks in, but that doesn't quite work for me for a bloke who comes out of the Hawthorn enviornment with a heavy focus on learning your role and player development.
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Paul Hewson
Paul Hewson