How to get more zing out of your job

A job is a social contract - the one between the individual and the organization as an entity.

The organization wants our skills as much as we want the opportunity and the money

One of my first mentors told me that for employees , employability is more important that employment.

That means that we need to pick up skills as we do our job - skills that will help us continue in our employment. This is the age of knowledge workers and we have enough avenues to pick up new skills.

This is what I do:

This is not sacrosanct and I keep changing the time. I don’t have a sienfield calendar either to make sure I follow it.

I have a overall goal that help me balance things - like goal of 2 posts / week in my blog, 52 books an year. These goals are aggressive and I tend to do better when I am under pressure.

Overall how much do you value your time: http://programs.clearerthinking.org/what_is_your_time_really_worth_to_you.html#.VbT7FuhViko

How much do you value your contribution: Remember, the company needs you only as long as you add value.

Value can be qualified as the following:

Skills that you have
Knowledge that you have
Your personality
Your connections in the industry

If you can increase your value in your current employment and the current employer can also benefit from it, Then you have got the right match.

Keep in mind that you should always look at the equation 2 ways - What value can you get and what can you provide to your employer. If you do not balance it right, you would not be employed.

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