Philosophy

Guiding Questions

To help you begin creating a "philosophy" statement, consider how the salient points expressed in the video below relate to public service. How would you answer these questions?

What kind of employee will you be?

What is (or will be) at the "heart" of what you do?

The video (below) may inspire you to discover and articulate not simply what you do or how you do it, but why.

To help you begin creating a "philosophy" statement, consider how the salient points expressed in the video relate to chemical engineers. How would you answer these questions?

• 1. How does innovation drive chemical engineering? Why are chemical engineers innovators, "early adopters"?

  2. Where do you see yourself on this continuum, i.e., based upon the law of diffusion of innovation?

• 1. What is an example of something you have pursued with passion primarily because you sincerely believed in why you were doing what you were doing?

  2. What risks were involved?

     • Why did you take them?

     • How did you overcome them?

  3. How would you apply Sinek's "Golden Circle"?

     • Consider "what" you have to offer.

     • Identify and explain "why" it matters.

  4. How does answering "why" you do what you do (over "how" or "what" you do) influence your understanding of who you are, what you value, and why someone else would care?