Studies show that curiosity drives nearly every skill that shows up on every must-have job skill list, says Success Performance Solutions founder and workforce trends expert Ira S Wolfe. It is the DNA behind many of the essential skills promoted for the modern worker: critical thinking, emotional intelligence, adaptability, collaboration, and even empathy. Curiosity it seems is the career currency of the day: necessary for staying relevant, for advancing your career, for keeping the robots at bay from taking your job. We simply can't perform well or grow our skills without it.
And yet parents, business leaders, and our current education system do every possible to immunize curiosity in our kids and workers. We talk about innovation, growth, and STEM but do everything possible to stifle it, says Dr. Diane Hamilton.
Hamilton will be the featured guest on the next Success Performance Solutions Crowdcast event, scheduled for August 13, 2020 at 2 PM EDT. She will be discussing her research and the four curiosity killing factors she calls FATE. Registration is free but pre-registration is required. Each participant will receive a code to complete a complimentary Curiosity Code Index too.
It's not only curiosity that matters today but perception too, says Hamilton who the author of Cracking The Curiosity Code and creator of Curiosity Code Index.
As we face soul-searching questions about social justice, there has never been a more critical time to pull back the curtain on our personal perceptions: how we see the world and how others see us. Hamilton recently announced the publication of her newest assessment: Perception Power Index. She'll share details and her research during the webcast.
"Perception and curiosity influences every human interaction," Hamilton says. "The more we can recognize this, the more open we become to new experiences and opportunities."
Business leaders, managers, educators, employees, and parents are encouraged to attend. Questions can be submitted in advance by registering for the Crowdcast and entering questions in the chat or by clicking "Ask A Question." For Human Resource Professionals, 1 SHRM PDC credit is available.
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About Success Performance Solutions
Success Performance Solutions helps companies of any size in any industry recruit faster and hire smarter. Since 1996, SPS has established itself as a leader in pre-hire and leadership assessment, respected by both clients and peers. It also provides recruitment marketing consulting services and offers an extensive library of online microlearning videos for coaching and training.
About Ira S Wolfe
Ira S Wolfe is a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body” and the world’s first Chief Googlization Officer. He is president of Poised for the Future Company, founder of Success Performance Solutions, a TEDx Speaker, host of Geeks Geezers Googlization podcast, and frequent presenter at SHRM and business conferences. Ira was also recently honored as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Future of Work by Thinkers360. His most recent book is Recruiting in the Age of Googlization, now in its 2nd edition, is recognized as one of the best HR and Recruiting books of all-time by Book Authority. He is also the founder of the Googlization Nation community and frequent contributor to HR and business blog.