sadhana v0.2: Nature of People Development
As I mentioned before my role has changed to Organization, Process Management, and People Development. What this actually means in practice is a few very specific things.
- Organization. Constant cleaning and standardization of the organization to ensure that it is optimized for learning and growth.
- Process Management. Constant review of processes to ensure that they are growing linearly.
- People Development. This is the most important part and what I realize is that people development is the core of everything. If I can develop people well then the organization and processes will take care of themselves.
What I am finding is that people development is to not focus on the company but developing the character of the people. The goal is to not extract from people, but to develop them such that they fit a higher purpose. So 80% of my focus will be on people development.
This changes things quite a bit because I have essentially become a teacher. My role is to teach people how to be better versions of themselves. The way to do so and the way I feel like I have become a better version of myself is through the study of shastras and the classics.
So People Development will entail:
- Practical Training
- Work Reviews
- Shastra Study
So if my focus is on people development then what I focus on is how to teach people to be better versions of themselves. This means that I am largely focused on lesson plans and how to structure learning. This means a large part of my work is study.