Ok, Ok, maybe “blowing up” is a bit melodramatic, but at least I got your attention. I am not exactly blowing up this blog, but I am going to reposition it a bit. I mentioned awhile back that I was working on updating the Geek 5.
I started with some simple changes in mind. I ended up in a very different place.
So here are some changes that are coming to Geeks Gone Pro:
- Re-framing the blog to be about self-driven leadership development. This means giving advice to professionals who want to move their own careers into leadership roles.
- Broadening the audience – Don’t worry, geeks – the blog will still apply to you! The Geek 5 focused on barriers for geeks to become leaders. Going forward, I’ll include some other groups such as women and minorities and some of the barriers they face to becoming leaders. Some barriers are shared among groups and others are more unique. This blog will now provide career and leadership advice for all professionals.
- New competency model – We’ll also talk about the leadership skills/ competencies that any leader needs once he or she breaks through the barriers and reaches a leadership position. The new model I’ll introduce has several elements from the Geek 5, but has some new concepts as well. This model is intended to apply to any leader, regardless of what barriers they faced.
What’s not changing is the domain name and url. For now I’m sticking with geeksgonepro.com. As these new concepts gel, I’m hoping to come up with a new snazzy title and related domain name. At that point I’ll move the site.
Over the next few weeks, the blog content will proceed more linearly. I’ll introduce a few new frameworks and approaches for thinking about your leadership journey. After that, we’ll get back to developmental suggestions related to the leadership competency model.
Ka-Boom! Here we go!
