Profile your ideal workplace

MAKE

THE IDEAL

THE REAL

Stop Surviving and Start Thriving!

- all that’s needed is the right soil,a little care and…

JOB SATISFACTION ?

The will to succeed is only overshadowed by the desire not to be fired. – the office

JOB SATISFACTION !

“Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from” – Seth Godin

HOW DO THESE COMPARE?

Not satisfied at work 53 % Satisfied at work 47 %

Annual survey done by the conference board at conference-board.org

JOB SATISFACTION…THE REST OF THE STORY Intrinsic Job Satisfaction – internally driven

factors

Extrinsic Job Satisfaction – externally driven factors

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS*

Intrinsic Job Satisfaction Values / Goals / Purpose Knowledge / Know-how Interesting Environments

Extrinsic Job Satisfaction Working Conditions Level of Responsibility and salary Location

* Based on the work of Richard Bolles in What Color is your Parachute and What Color is your Parachute – Job Hunter’s Workbook

VALUES / GOALS / PURPOSEWhat kind of difference do you want to make? What is most important to your happiness? Select or write your top six in order of importance

______________________ ______________________ AchievementAuthority/Supervising othersReward for EffortCreativity.Friendly Co-workers.Good SupervisionHaving responsibility / FreedomHigh Activity.Independence.

Job SecurityCompetent SupervisorsOpportunity for AdvancementRecognitionService to othersStatus/influenceUsing my abilitiesEthicsVariety__________________________________________________________________

COMPLETING YOUR PROFILE:WRITE YOUR TOP VALUES

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KNOWLEDGE / KNOW-HOWThink about a recent job that you had…Write it under “Job 1” on your Profile

What did you have to know or know about or know how to do in order to be good at that job?

More importantly…

Write down your thoughts on your Ideal Job Profile.

COMPLETING YOUR PROFILE:KNOW-HOW AT A RECENT JOB

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V / P / G

Know / Know-how

SOCIAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS

The Party Game…

If life was the perfect party, who would you hang out with?

Imagine that you walk into a party with six groups of people. The descriptions of the type of people in each group are in the boxes below. Chose the group you are most drawn to - the people you would most like to meet and talk with. After that, find the second group you are most interested in, and then the third group. Think about why you chose that group. Does the description of that group describe you? Can you give an example?

COMPLETING YOUR PROFILE:INTERESTING ENVIRONMENTS

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Know / Know-how

Interests / Soc Env.

EXTRINSIC FACTORSWorking Conditions

Responsibility & SalaryGeography

Life Netting…

Revisit your past, identify what you didn’t like, throw it out and keep the opposite!

COMPLETING YOUR PROFILE:LIFENET THE RESTIdeal ! 1

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Know / Know-howInterests / Soc Env.Work Cond.Resp. Salary

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THE RESULT OF EXCELLENT PLANNING…

“Choose a job you’ll loveand you will never have to work

a day in your life”

- Seth Godin?

THE RESULT OF EXCELLENT PLANNING…

“Choose a job you’ll loveand you will never have to work

a day in your life”

Actually, Confucius, circa 551 BCE