Just Showing up

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On my long-term and short-term projects, I am around motivated and talented people.

On my long-term and short-term projects, I am around motivated and talented people.

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But a theme has come up when talking to colleagues. A lot of people these days, according to a lot of good sources, are just "showing up. "

But a theme has come up when talking to colleagues. A lot of people these days, according to a lot of good sources, are just "showing up. "

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They are just showing up to meetings, unprepared.

They are just showing up to meetings, unprepared.

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They are showing up to league basketball games without having done much practice.

They are showing up to league basketball games without having done much practice.

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They write reports and letters without doing much research.

They write reports and letters without doing much research.

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I have seen sales calls when both sides knew nothing about the other.

I have seen sales calls when both sides knew nothing about the other.

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If the theme is just "showing up," however, the expectations seem to vary.

If the theme is just "showing up," however, the expectations seem to vary.

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Some people still expect to be great. Some people think we will revel in their wondefulness, unprepared as they are.

Some people still expect to be great. Some people think we will revel in their wondefulness, unprepared as they are.

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Others just want to get by. The years of incredible rewards for incredible efforts are over, they think. Why push?

Others just want to get by. The years of incredible rewards for incredible efforts are over, they think. Why push?

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Both have implications for formal learning. But first, let's test the premise. Are people seeing this in their own workplace?

Both have implications for formal learning. But first, let's test the premise. Are people seeing this in their own workplace?