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Fact Versus Fiction When it comes to your career, leave the fortune-telling to the psychics. By Nate Van Hueveln
vice president of operations at Great River Children's Museum.
What is fortune-telling?
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Fortune-telling is not strategic forecasting based on relevant data. It is not the careful use of intuition and life experience to make informed decisions. In contrast, fortune-telling is a fear-driven bias that hinders good decision-making and can be the difference between good and not-sogood career outcomes.
Security Administration, Noyes spent the past 25 years leading teams, directing operations, and managing facilities in Duluth, St. Cloud, and the Twin Cities. He most recently served as deputy area director with the agency, managing 30 offices across Minn. and Wis.
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market development manager in Sauk Rapids. Waletzko brings 18 years of commercial construction experience, from hands-on fieldwork to strategic leadership in preconstruction. He actively serves on multiple community boards and has been recognized as a St. Cloud 5 Under 40 honoree (2023) and St. Cloud State Notable Alumni.
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2024 Gallup study of U.S. employee engagement states that only about 50 percent of American workers reported being highly satisfied with their current job, while only 31 percent reported being engaged in their work. One factor that most certainly contributes to these concerning figures is the decision-making quality of individuals. We’ve all seen or experienced it before:
an employee passes up a promotion, stays in an unfulfilling job, or withholds a brilliant solution out of fear of rejection, financial risk, or negative feedback. What do these examples have in common? They reflect an unhelpful thinking pattern called “fortune-telling,” a distorted thinking pattern that can lead to negative career outcomes, such as missed opportunities, burnout, and significant job dissatisfaction.
Here are some common fortune-telling examples that can lead to missed opportunities, decreased job satisfaction, and selffulfilling prophecies: • An employee thinks, Not only will I get rejected if I apply for a promotion, but I’ll also embarrass myself. • A manager believes, I’m probably not going to find a better position, so I’ll just stick around until something better lands on my plate. • An executive concludes, If I don’t work an excessive number of hours per week, the work won’t get done and I could get fired. Outcomes include career stagnation, work-life balance
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