Discernment is having the wisdom to make good judgement. It is knowing as much as possible about as many things as possible. For a long time, I believe that humanity’s greatest challenge – our greatest obstacle to progress – is not knowing what we don’t know. Think about it – if we don’t know what we don’t know, how do we even know what to fix? Yet, once in a while, we come across someone who seems to know everything. But how much of that is knowledge and how much is discernment? There is no limit to how much knowledge we can acquire in our lifetime. So even if you’re a Chairman now, or the Principal of an elite college, or a decorated scholar, or the parent of a decorated scholar, your journey of learning doesn’t end. It shouldn’t. At josephwong.co, there’s something for every stage of your learning journey that will take you closer to discernment. You simply need to ask, “What do you have for me today?” and THAT is already the first step to making good judgement.
Discernment is about wisdom. There’s a saying that “if knowledge is power, then knowing what you don’t know is wisdom.” Take a moment to reflect on this. Very rarely will you find training on discernment or wisdom. But we are indeed lacking discernment in leadership today. Just consider:
- The US-led Trade War
- The threat of AI to copyright and livelihood
- Being politically correct and woke just to fit in
There are many societal roles that need discernment besides the business community. Two of these roles are teachers and parents. Starting Right is a 90-minute re-education of discernment in building a society of thoughtful decisions. You will learn:
- Seeing the forest for the trees
- Knowing what’s truly important
- Considering multiple perspectives
- Mindfulness
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Discernment is necessary in many aspects of life skills, especially in supervisory and leadership roles as well as roles with human-relations functions. It sets you apart from holding a leader’s position. The key habits that determine discernment are:
- Thoughtful decision-making
- Reflections and analyses of past events
- Being open to new perspectives
- Practising mindfulness
Strengthening the Fundamentals is a 3-hour workshop that offers practices to those who wish to build discernment. You are encouraged to complete “Starting Right” before embarking on this phase. Imagine how powerful discernment is in the building of young minds for teachers and parents. This 3-hour session covers:
- Developing good habits that feeds discernment
- Strengthening empathy and viewing everything from different perspectives
- Active listening
- Engaging in respectful and nurturing conversations
- Seeing the big picture and working toward a common good
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Stepping Up Mastery is a one-on-one (private) coaching and mentoring programme that focuses on applying discernment in specific areas of your job or responsibility. Private coaching allows you to target specific needs at your own pace. Joseph will work with you on your specific targets.
Stepping Up Mastery allows you to spend the requisite time on these identified areas. This is especially useful in jobs that focus on empathy and high levels of customer experience (CX) decisions.
The place and duration of this session are negotiable but minimally 8 hours. Joseph will conduct a screening interview to determine the minimum duration. If Joseph is needed to travel, please add the travel and accommodation costs into the stated fee.
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Communication - Stepping up Mastery
Between US$899 and US$2,999 per pax.
Fee for team or group sessions is negotiable.
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