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.
