I’ve been thinking a great deal about what really makes work work? I’ve been part of a few organizations where it seems to be effortless – and then there’s other organizations where it doesn’t seem no matter is going on – it’s not working!
Are you actively engaged at your workplace? How about in the work you do?
If so, what’s working? (that’s code for leave a comment)I’ve got the kind of job where I really feel engaged with the work and the workplace. I’m part of a large organization, working as a knowledge worker. I’m constantly learning, developing and growing. And that’s important. The best engaged workforces are intentional about helping their employees develop, grow and learn.
When was the last time someone told you that you’ve done a good job? Given you some recognition for your contributions?Mine, actually today. I delivered a piece of a 2-day workshop on Facilitation Skills and received a really great compliment from the project manager today. Compliments, simple gestures and even “thank you” go along way.
Maybe you are reading this and think the picture I’ve painted couldn’t be any further from the reality you live? Here’s my challenge:
What are YOU doing about it?
I don’t believe that the organization I work for foots the entire bill for whether or not I’m engaged. I do, too! The last post I wrote dealt with Great Conversations at Work – the one about Development is the one I think any of us can have. By doing so, will engage us in the work we do, in the company we do it for – and by doing this, that statement changes to “the company we do it with.”
Kudos missing from your workplace? What are you doing that contributes to that? When I start to pass around the recognition hat with my colleagues, I become more open to the recognitions I receive. Some are slight, some are couched, and sure some are missing. However, the more I dish em out, the more they come back. I’m not going to let what’s “not happening” in the top-down approach to recognize stifle me. I believe this can also be a grass roots approach. And that’s an approach that’s going to last longer than any fad or quick fix program.
Whaddyathink?
