The Secret To Getting The Job You Want

This article—Rethinking Work—was just released by The New York
Times. It’s a brilliantly focused on what employers need to do in
order to increase employee engagement. The main take away: It's
not the jobs. It's how we measure success that is killing
enthusiasm.


 


This side of the equation—how employers need to change—has been
researched and written about ad nauseam for decades. In fact, as
the article pointed out, Gallup has consistently found that 90%
of workers are either not engaged, or actively disengaged. Only
10% are actively engaged.


 


That’s crazy! And—an awesome opportunity for the few who are
ready to step up and share their passion, even if it means
breaking a few rules along the way.  


 


Yes, most companies are structured primarily to serve their own
bottom line. They pay lip serve to customer service, but forget
that their employees are the ones who serve their
customers.  Some even talk about human capital, but then
forget to invest.


 


Here’s the point: don’t waste your time waiting for companies to
get it right. Instead, get in there, break some rules, and focus
on finding better ways to serve the customers (and your team).


 


Don’t wait for your boss, or even a mentor, to see your talents
and offer you promotions. Instead, start looking for problems,
and implementing solutions, especially if it’s “Not your job.”


 


You don’t need to find a perfect company, or even the perfect
team to do your best work. What you need is to decide what’s
important to you, and go do it.


 


Here’s To Your Greatness,


 


Misti Burmeister