Let's teach at work.
Out of all voluntary activities at work, the most impactful one is to organize training on topics you are passionate about.
Here are the 3 biggest reasons why you should organize knowledge-sharing sessions at work as soon as possible.
1. It sharpens your knowledge and thinking
The process of reviewing, researching, re-organizing your body of knowledge, and engaging with people will help you discover holes you didn’t know were there, introduce you to new perspectives, and update your thinking.
I guarantee that no matter how well you think you knew a topic or how much experience you had, your expertise will improve after teaching us to others,
2. It brings vast value to your colleagues, your organization, and yourself
ALL organizations want more Knowledge-sharing activities. Period.
When your passion and expertise are transferred to other teammates, everyone benefits. Your coworkers raise their skill level and have more satisfaction. The organization can function more efficiently. And you suddenly have a lot more opportunities to reduce the workload and even delegate.
This leads to…
3. It gives a huge boost in your prestige
Imagine you joined a training that was informative, inspiring, and engaging. You learned a lot from the master who is clearly passionate and knowledgable on the topic. How would you view the trainer?
Thankful? Respect? Trust? Love? Or even ALL of those?
That’s exactly what others will think about YOU for training well done.
The best part is: You can do it right now. Even if you are a Junior. There is a reason Sergey Brin (@Google) loves this interview question “Could you teach me something complicated I don’t know?”. Everyone knows something valuable to others.
And the greatest people, the Dream Employee, they share, they teach. Even when they’re not being asked for it. So start now.
