You might be surprised at your company’s reimbursement policy for education.
Not only can you expense that book that will change the way you do your job, but you can probably take a course on the company’s dime (and perhaps even get some time to work on it).
It’s a great deal for the company. You get paid the same, but now you’re smarter, more engaged and more skilled.
And it’s a great deal for you. Because one day, when you leave the company, you’re going to take the smarter with you.
It’s interesting to consider why so few people take advantage of this extraordinary perk.
One reason is that you might not be aware of it (but now you are).
A second reason is that learning might remind you of school, and alas, school has created bad associations for some people who were hurt by the command and control mindset of industrial education.
The biggest reason I encounter, though, is that people are afraid. Afraid to ask the boss, afraid to assert their desire to learn something and afraid that after they’ve learned it, they won’t be able to live up to the increased expectations.
Even as I type this, I hope you can see how silly this is.
Relentlessly lowering expectations can work in the short run (hello George Costanza) but it’s hardly a strategy worthy of you and your next 10,000 days at work.
Enroll. Engage. Learn. And level up. Ask your boss and give it a try.
from Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/601335510/0/sethsblog~And-your-company-will-pay-for-it/
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