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March 21, 2005

Which half are you?

Time Magazine's, March 21, 2005 issue had this snippet: "50% of Americans are satisfied with their jobs, says the Conference Board."

Of course, that means 50% are dissatisfied! And if you're not in the satisfied half, you can't be winning at working.

You see, you can't be winning at working if you don't like what you're doing, where you're doing it, or who you're doing it for. If what you do feels like work the majority of the time, you might want to think about why, and what you can do to change it. That doesn't necessarily mean you should change jobs or companies. Transferring to another team, volunteering for a new project, or asking your boss for new responsibilities may be all it takes.

But, whatever it takes, you won't be able to offer your best you at work and get rewarded with interesting work, personal growth and financial rewards, if you aren't in a good workplace environment and a good position match for who you are, what you want, and what you have to offer.

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Posted by Nan Russell at March 21, 2005 02:05 PM