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5 . Global ( Your bonds with the wider world ) a . Are you a keen follower of major events shaping the Digital Age ? b . Are you emotionally affected by things happening on the global stage ? c . Has a global event , e . g ., financial crash , regional tensions , COVID-19 pandemic , etc ., ever impacted you professionally ? d . Do you frequently worry about family / friends living in different parts of the world ? e . Do you believe that national interests / priorities / policies / regulations often dilute the humanistic desire to live as a peaceful global community ?
6 . Influencers ( Your bonds with the people whose opinions matter ) a . Are you a keen follower of someone outside the family / friends circle who has had a profound influence on you ? b . Do you tend to trust a certain person or a select group of people in terms of advice / guidance on personal matters ? c . Are you frequently willing to change your mind after listening to recognized expert ( s ) in a relevant situation ? d . Are you hesitant to recommend an influencer to others in your personal and professional networks in case things don ’ t work out for them the same way that it did for you ? e . Have you ever been disappointed / disillusioned by someone whom you trusted in terms of being an influencer ?
7 . Tech ( Your bonds with the technology ) a . Are technological advances more of a nuisance for you ? b . Do you see AI-driven entities as a threat to your career aspirations ? c . Do you think that humanistic concerns are being marginalized due to the efficiencies gained by deploying technological solutions in the workplace ? d . Do you know someone who has
lost his / her job due to the influx of technology ? e . Are you worried that the emphasis on getting more and more technology will degrade talent management initiatives by progressive institutions ?
8 . Homeland ( Your bonds with the country of origin / residence ) a . Are you sensitive to what is happening in your home country ? b . Do you feel the need to get defensive when someone voices a negative opinion about the way things are projected about your home country , especially in case of being an expat ? c . Have you been victimized in your home country in an illegal / immoral / unethical manner , e . g ., crime , defrauding , forgery , rape , corruption , vindictive court cases , etc .? d . Do you harbour migrating to another country for a better standard of living ? e . Do you often feel discriminated or stereotyped on being a citizen of your home country ?
9 . Surroundings ( Your bonds with the general environment ) a . Do you get stressed while stuck in congested traffic ? b . Are you sensitive to seeing suffering in your neighbourhood , e . g ., poor people / children begging on the streets , rampant pollution , rising crime rates , etc .? c . Do you often feel ‘ lonely ’ in a crowd , whether among familiar or unfamiliar people ? d . Are you often troubled by the signs of an economic downturn in your surroundings , e . g ., home foreclosures , empty shopping malls , vacant playgrounds , pandemic curfews , etc .? e . Does the poor quality of appropriate infrastructure , e . g ., roads , bridges , access points , clubs , parks , hospitals , domestic / commercial services , etc ., to facilitate everyday living , frustrate you as a concerned citizen ?
10 . Professional ( Your bonds with the workplace ) a . Have the rising expectations of staying relevant and competitive as an Educator in the Digital Age increased stress on you ? b . Are corporate values rarely upheld in your organization ? c . Are your peers and / or supervisor ( s ) a source of tension for you ? d . Is your compensation package inadequate in terms of catering to your health and wellbeing needs and expectations ? e . Is the leadership of your organization generally uninterested in assuring and ensuring the betterment of working conditions for the workforce without the pressure from outside influences , e . g ., trade unions , labour laws , advocacy groups , minority rights channels , women empowerment forums , multimedia campaigns , etc . f . The following table can be used to assess the urgency for taking timely , appropriate and effective actions to prevent catastrophic harm to personal health and wellbeing that can generate painful experiences for the loved ones and ultimately lead to derailment of professional ambitions :
The aforementioned tool is essentially a preventive measure that resonates with the adage of ‘ Health is Wealth ’. It beckons the courage to embrace personal fears / apprehensions / misgivings and incentivizes the formulation of strategies that assure and ensure a sustainable lifestyle that can survive the trials and tribulations of the Digital Age without demanding an exorbitant price in return . Will you take a moment to reflect ?
Murad Salman Mirza is an innovative thinker and an astute practitioner in areas within and associated with the fields of Organizational Development , Talent Management and Business Transformation . His LinkedIn profile can be viewed at : https :// www . linkedin . com / in / muradsalmanmirza /
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