Adaptability

I was talking to a colleague yesterday who teaches a Certified Personal Care course and we were discussing the value of being adaptable. I began thinking about this and decided that this just isn't a skill that applies to a variety of business situations this is an under rated life skill. I often discuss adaptability in the context of behavioral styles and creating effective relationships to achieve the results or outcomes we desire. The more I thought about my conversation the more I realized this is a life skill we are not teaching our business students. Being able to adapt to different people and situations will determine your success in life and business. I constantly stretch myself to increase my ability to adapt. And one of the ways I do that is to take the time to reflect on my approach to a particular situation, or how I interacted with a particular person or client. Then I ask myself a couple of questions. What went well? What would I do differently next time?