{"id":628,"date":"2010-04-07T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.wpdude.com\/test\/?p=628"},"modified":"2010-04-07T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T09:42:00","slug":"withinsourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.integrationtraining.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/04\/withinsourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Withinsourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been thinking about outsourcing recently as my training company<\/a> has started to grow. There are some major ethical and quality considerations for me in this area and I also need to do less myself in order not to go utterly crazy. While thinking about outsourcing it occurs to me that much of what I have learnt and now teach is almost the opposite – “withinsourcing ” if you like. My NGO and martial arts background encourages me to make-do with what is available and dig deep to get things done. While taken to extremes this could be a recipe for stress and burn-out I am certainly not looking for a 4 minute work wee<\/a>k either. So here is another way of looking at things…<\/div>\n

Withinsourcing Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Withinsourcing (not to be confused with insourcing<\/a>) is drawing on one’s own inner resources to get a job done. This includes<\/div>\n
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State Management<\/strong> (mindfulness, centring, etc)<\/div>\n
– mange your primary “resource”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Intuition<\/strong><\/div>\n
– what does your gut say?<\/div>\n
Integrity<\/strong><\/div>\n
– without a spine you are nothing<\/div>\n
Adaptability and Creativity<\/strong><\/div>\n
– how can you make do?<\/div>\n
Emotional Resilience<\/strong><\/div>\n
– can you bounce back?<\/div>\n
Spirituality<\/strong><\/div>\n
– it’s not really you that does the hard work anyway…dig deep.<\/div>\n
To be clear – it’s not that I’m anti outsourcing per se<\/em> – I would like to do more of the things I’m good at and enjoy – it’s just that I think the idea needs balancing – inner and outer.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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