Israel's organization of technical/marcom writers and copy editors
How critical is the understanding of the people involved in the technology? The people involved in the creating of, producing of, marketing of, and support of the technology, most would agree, are critical to that technology’s success. Significant issues include powerful communication, managing and leading others, collaborating in partnerships and teams, mediating misunderstandings, and accelerating the growth and development of yourself and the people you work with. Every technology is ultimately built by people, and the success of the technology depends in part on the success of the people factors involved.
In "Resilience Tips", Dr. Carolyn Tal combines her training and experience as a psychologist, mediator, coach, and consultant in the practical application of Resilience concepts. Resilience is a growing area of research and practice for coping with and recovering from adversity, and is based on decades of research in related fields - particularly cognitive and positive psychology.
In "Coaching for Success", Dr. Tal discusses the principles of professional coaching, focusing on resiliency.
Remember the Road Runner cartoons where Road Runner would suddenly change direction from what Wile E. Coyote expected, and Wile E. Coyote would go plunging off into some danger? And just in case you are unfamiliar with this American cultural icon, remember a time when you were meeting up with someone and then slipped as you
Read MoreHaving a sense of control is a critical part of responding resiliently. Humans tend not to like the feeling of being blown around by the winds of chance
Read MoreResilience is the ability to cope well with difficulties and to bounce back from setbacks. While some people are naturally more resilient than others, resiliency can also be intentionally developed.
You have probably heard claims regarding benefits of positive thinking. Consider distinguishing between positive thinking and optimism. Optimism is the belief that good things will happen. Positive thinking is too often the practice of robotic repetition of positive sayings, which may or may not lead to real change. Robotic thinking is not known to contribute to resilience.
Resilience requires that we are aware of positive opportunities so that we can take advantage of these opportunities. Resilience also requires that we are aware of potential threats and dangers so we that we can prevent these situations or adequately prepare for managing them. Accurate thinking is the ability to realistically assess our internal strengths and weaknesses, and to realistically assess external opportunities and threats. Accurate thinking is known to contribute to resilience.
How can we increase our accurate thinking? We humans tend not to be such objective observers. We tend to collect data that will support the things we already believe. (You have likely noticed this in other people, check to see if just sometimes it may also be true for yourself!) To increase your accurate thinking and resilience, practice being a more objective observer. When faced with a tough situation, ask yourself: What are the facts of the situation (a neutral observation)? Ask in a separate question: What are my beliefs regarding this situation? And then ask: How did the facts and my beliefs about the situation make me feel and act? Begin to separate facts from beliefs from reactions. Rather than positive thinking, strive for realistic optimism. Increase your realistic optimism and your resilience through accurate thinking - keeping a positive outlook without denying reality. Increase your accurate thinking by becoming a more objective observer, by separating facts from beliefs from reactions.
Carolyn Tal, PhD Psychologist and Consultant Working with individuals and partners in developing resilience and related issues. ]]
Resilience is the ability to cope well with difficulties and to bounce back from setbacks. While some people are naturally more resilient than others,resiliency can also be intentionally developed.
Read MoreSite for Israel's professional tech writing and marcom community. Originally based in what has become Israel's 2nd largest R&D center (Yokneam), Elephant brings together technical and marcom writers from all over Israel. Behind the scenes and between meetings, members stay in contact with job offers and leads, joint projects, and professional assistance.
Using the wrong technical writer is like using a wrench to open a door, it works, but a door knob is better and cheaper. Elephant was started to help match writers and copy editors with companies where their skills match company needs.
