Baby steps ...
Please take 2 seconds … and answer this question:
At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?
Now rate it from 1–5, where 5 is "always".
Now, write the number down somewhere.
I'll wait for you ..
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The Strengths Finder book emerged from HR company Gallop’s Q12 programme.
It asks employees 12 questions - hence “Q12”.
The 3rd was:
At work, I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day.
You rate your answer from 1–5, just like you did a moment ago.
Gallop reckons there's a strong correlation between the number of people who score 5s and business performance.
Here's what I reckon:
I reckon YOU DESERVE to work in a 5 out of 5 job.
I’m not saying you must work in a 5 out of 5 job.
I'm not saying it's easy getting there.
I'm not saying your (current) bosses will want that.
I’m saying you deserve it.
Can you imagine what it’s like when, almost every day, you go home and think to yourself, “Wow … I truly was able to do what I’m best at today”?
That’d be a good life.
Now … imagine what it would feel like if most of your colleagues felt the same way.
That’d be a cool place to work.
I hope I don't sound like some skanky Facebook "influencer", but I reckon that YOUR first step to scoring that 5 out of 5 is deciding that you deserve it.
The second step is to decide to get there in small steps ...
Baby steps ... the key to growth.
That's all for now; I hope you had a nice weekend, and if you have a moment:
→ Hit reply and say hello!
Clarke
P.S. This note was about 300 words, a little longer than normal, but it should have only taken 1-2 minutes to read. I'm keeping these notes short'n'snappy while I send them more frequently.