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to develop again through 3 to achieve stage 4 - unconscious
competence again.
For certain skills in certain roles stage 3 conscious competence is
perfectly adequate.
Progression from stage to stage is often accompanied by a feeling
of awakening - 'the penny drops' - things 'click' into place for the
learner - the person feels like they've made a big step forward,
which of course they have.
There are other representations of the conscious competence
model. Ladders and staircase diagrams are popular, which
probably stem from the Gordon Training organisation's
interpretations.
Certain brain (personality) types favour certain skills (see for
example the Benziger theory). We each possess natural strengths
and preferences. We each therefore find progression to stage 3,
and particularly to stage 4, easier in some skills rather than in
others. Some people will resist progression even to stage 2,
because they refuse to acknowledge or accept the relevance and
benefit of a particular skill or ability. In these cases it's obviously
not too clever to attempt to progress the person to stage 3.
Instead find the person a more suitable role, or allow an adapted
approach to the current role if appropriate and viable.
People develop competence only after they recognise the
relevance of their own incompetence in the skill concerned.
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2 - conscious
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