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Dreading your job
A lack of fulfillment at the workplace might be due to a misalignment between your purpose and your job.
Before deciding to quit your job, first exhaust all other avenues.
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When to quit your job
If your boss or work environment is abusive, leave immediately.
However, if your boss or work environment aren't abusive and you've been there for only a few months, consider waiting. It takes around six months for anyone to settle into a job
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Before quitting, figure out what’s wrong
If you've been at your job for more than six months, try to figure out the cause of your dread.
- First, check your attitude. If your attitude is that work is just work, and you'll find your fulfillment elsewhere, you won't be committed. Other's will notice if you just check in and check out and label you as such.
- Consider what else is wrong. Is it your coworker, your boss, or the job itself?
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Empathy and teamwork
When a boss is yelling at people or being short with them, talk to them behind closed doors and say, "Hey, you were really short with us in the meeting. Are you OK?" Try and get across that you think they're acting out of character and you want to check on them.
Remember that your boss is human too and want to feel heard and feel like they belong. Inquire about your boss as a human being, perhaps ask them what they did for the weekend. We don't know why they're bad leaders - they may be under pressure or don't realize they're bad.
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Be the leader you wish you had
We might be the most junior person in the organization, but we still work with people. We can help them to go home fulfilled, that they feel heard and that someone has their back.
When you commit yourself to be the leader you wish you had, you can contribute to building a strong subculture so that people will come to work and feel fulfilled. Hopefully, that will impact those around you. Keep in mind that, like any other relationship, this will take time.
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When you're sure you want to quit
In a situation where you are sure you want to quit, put your energy into growing. Take advantage of the situation by, for example, learning how not to lead or how to work well as a team.
Then, when an opportunity presents itself, move on.
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Never settle for "good enough"
Thinking that you don't need to find a fulfilling job because you'll find fulfillment elsewhere is like saying you don't have to love the person you marry because you can get that elsewhere. This idea will set you up for a rocky situation.
You will spend most of your time at work, so it's essential to find a job you enjoy doing.
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The Effects Of Burnout
One of the worst things burnout does is to take away the pleasure you once had in your work. And even after recovering you might not recapture the same enthusiasm you once had.
...What Makes a Job Satisfying
- Engagement
- Benefitting other people
- Work you’re good at (and feel valued for)
- Flexibility and control
- Chances for meaningful collaboration.
Work As Identity
Work is seen as a source of income and a source of identity. This increases the likelihood of burnout, as it makes a failure in one mean a failure in both.
Blurring the lines between personal and professional life leads us to chase unrealistic deadlines, take on overwhelming workloads, and bring work into all other parts of our lives.
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A long-term response
Global crises are always challenging to navigate. When the time for immediate response passes, we have to dig in for the long haul.
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An employee-driven approach
Employees' health and well-being should come first. There may be a perceived choice between productivity and well-being. But, engagement is a natural by-product of well-being.
People are worried about health, job security, their kids' education, life on the other side of the crisis. Micro-managing will not create focus. Tactics like time-tracking software will only compound the problem. Instead, focus on easing their fears. The more distractions we as leaders can clear away, the more effective our people will be.
Guiding principles for a crisis response
- Part of the response is to hold performance and growth check-ins to acknowledge the contribution each employee is making and help them manage their longer-term professional goals.
- Err on the side of overcommunicating. Create a communication plan and be consistent. E.g., a daily email from the heads of each unit, or video messages from the CEO. Share even the bad news, to prevent employees from inventing their own stories to fill the void.
- Keep a tight feedback loop. Know how your employees are coping, how their work is affected, and how they think leadership can help.
- Be mindful of the resources you're consuming. Don't consume additional masks, disinfectants, and other supplies that hospitals need.
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Why we are not decisive
The main cause of our trouble with being decisive comes down to this process: cultural conditioning +negative habits.
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Learning to be more decisive
This comes down to pinpointing and getting rid of the habits that increase indecisiveness.
If you feel you struggle to be decisive it's because you've developed habits that increase your lack of confidence when it comes to decision-making.
Uncertainty is a key feature of decision-making
Recognize and accept the fact that you will not be able to control and solve all uncertainty and that you don’t need to. You will be anxious about that, but it's normal.
This will make it much easier for you to simply make a decision and move on.