Gifted Adults in Work. Gifted Adults in Work Authors: Noks Nauta and Frans Corten (Kumar Jamdagni , trans.) Noks Nauta and Frans Corten (Kumar Jamdagni , trans.) Citation: From Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde (Journal for Occupational and Insurance Physicians). 2002 10(11) 332-335. Reprinted with permission. Gifted adults (people with a very high intelligence; 2% of the population) sometimes are not able to function adequately at work.
The problems at work are explained using examples from the work floor. When their motivation is restored, people with very high intelligence are capable of high-quality work and of solving complex problems. INTRODUCTION It is increasingly being realized that gifted individuals have the capacity to help solve complex problems1. To illustrate our point, we present two case studies. CASE STUDY 1 Alice Wismeijer is a 38-year-old woman. CASE STUDY 2 Joost Bakker is a 42-year-old automation expert. A generally accepted definition of “gifted” does not exist3. Giftedness in the Work Environment: Backgrounds and Practical Recommendations. Giftedness in the Work Environment: Backgrounds and Practical Recommendations This article was published in Dutch in “Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde” (Journal for Occupational Health- and Insurance Physicians), TBV 16, no. 11 (Nov. 2008): 396-399.
Publisher: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, Houten, The Netherlands. The editor agreed with translation and publication on this website. In November 2002, an article was published in this journal entitled ‘Gifted individuals at work’.1 Up until then, little had been published on the subject of giftedness and work, even outside the Netherlands.
The article thus provoked many responses. In the last six years, increasing attention has been focussed on this subject, for example, for gifted children in education. However, until fairly recently, many misconceptions existed concerning what giftedness actually is. Central points A gifted individual is a quick and clever thinker, who is able to deal with complex matters. 1. Highly Intelligent and Gifted Employees - Key to Innovation? Giftedness in the Work Environment: Backgrounds and Practical Recommendations. Career Advice for Geniuses. By Marty Nemko, originally published in US News and World Report You'd think that the supersmart have it made.
Not so. Being highly intelligent comes with surprising workplace burdens, as I've learned during 20 years as a career coach specializing in intellectually gifted adults. Here are suggestions I've made that clients have found most helpful: Confirm your capability. Want to take an intelligence test? Embrace your ability.. Use your intelligence well. Find kindred spirits. Consider avocations likely to attract smart people book clubs, Mensa, groups that play intellectual games, for example, chess clubs, etc.
Trust yourself more than experts. You can afford to be a dabbler. If you're self-motivated, avoid school. Work with people whose minds match yours. If you already work at a stifling job, but aren't ready to leave, try to brand yourself as The Brain while allowing others to save face. Consider self-employment. Resist calls for balance. Don't expect to be a genius all the time. Giftedness in the Workplace: Can the Bright Mind Thrive in. Giftedness in the Workplace: Can the Bright Mind Thrive in Organizations? By Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, PhD So Many Interests Inspiring though they may be, tales of eminence often imply that from an early age the truly gifted know exactly what they must do and undeviatingly pursue their lifework.
Such distortions exacerbate gifted people's inner pressure to make their mark in the world. Furthermore, instead of the expected coming-of-age exhilaration, the transition from full-time learner to full-time worker can be painfully disillusioning. Dreams fade quickly when gifted employees begin to equate work with constraint and exploitation. Can the bright mind thrive in organizations?
Could the goals of work and gifted needs be aligned? Exceptional intellectual and creative abilities can lead to highly successful careers, sometimes in multiple fields. From time to time relatively unfettered bright minds alter the direction of their domain as a whole. I couldn't have been more wrong! © Dr. Dr. Gifted Adults in Work. Survey: Work Email Causes Confusion, Resentment. New research suggests you should mind your manners and notice personality-type cues when sending and receiving email at work.
Think about your work email inbox for a second. How does it make you feel? According to a recent survey of 500 working professionals—conducted by Sendmail, Inc., an email-solutions company, and CPP, Inc., providers of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator—64 percent said email has resulted in tension or some other unintended consequence at the office. Still, 92 percent said they value email as a communication tool. “We wanted to take the approach that, of course email is a valuable tool—which the survey told us—but one that comes with some challenges,” said Jennifer Overbo, director of product strategy for CPP.
“Overall we found that there are definitely, from an email etiquette perspective, things that everyone can agree to, that we all need to be mindful of when communicating via email.” Chrishoeller : Best Places to Work 2014...