Companies are about people, products, technology, and profit, and policies, and procedures, and meetings....and more and more things; both tangible and non.
But without the people, and any good leader, manager, owner will admit, not worth much. Yet, as a company brings the people together, it rarely spends money on the people. Oh, of course it pays the people and provides adequate facilities and things such as that, but what about investing in people? Insuring you have the right job fit coming in and the proper maturity once hired? Things change, industries change, and most people are not purposefully trying to learn and change. Too many, most even, are just trying to keep up. I'm not sure who it was that said the following quote, but it permeates what I'm talking about -
Give me six hours to chop down trees and I'll spend an hour sharpening by ax.
I'm not just referring to business owners and managers, this is about individuals taking responsibility for his/her own career. How do you know you can work with others? Do you know if they can work with you? But you need a paycheck you say? You say you'll make it work? What are you doing to stay up with the competitive workforce. Do you realize that you are taking in information at 20 times the rate the normal person was 50 years ago? Do you realize the younger generation is way ahead of you on what is changing (see Social Media postings in this blog)?
Job fit is a relative new term, some call it "calling." How's your job fit? Do you know if you are going to fit in well with you new job, or are you struggling with aspects of your existing one?
A tool for identifying these strengths, weakness and blind spots is an assessment. A good assessment, when used properly, will help you find out a bit about yourself that will, when used properly
Not only will you learn about blind spots and strengths, you could realize what is causing you to struggle, a weakness that could be easily corrected by a peer's strength.
Learn more by clicking assessments, emailing danny@dannylsmith.com or calling 512-773-6528.
Be purposeful...learn....change (you're going to whether you like it or not!). You, your family, and your company are worth it.
You and I will be the same five years from now, as we are now, except for what we watch and listen to, who we associate with, and what we ready; be purposeful.
To that end....
Oh, and as always, comments and questions (dialog) is welcome.
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