Let me try to convey my thoughts, can be challenging sometimes with my English skills:)
Too unfocused:
-your job description is clearly defined in witting. I think that just means that you are easily replaceable since the job doesn’t carry any uncertainty with it that needs to be dealt with by your experience and mental abilities.
-there are 100′s of others in your company and industry that do the same thing that you do
-just imagine if tomorrow you would tell your boss that you are considering leaving to the competition, because of the better pay. Would she or he try to keep you by matching the conditions or will let you go without any remorse
Badly focused:
-nobody wants to pay premium or pay at all for your specialization
Too Unfocused
You’re never invited to cross-divisional meetings to offer your insight – You want to be that person that holds mystical knowledge about important topics that people feel they need to learn from you. The meeting requests may get annoying, but keep in mind they’re coming to you because you have something they want!
Too Focused
You work in a department that is consistently declining in sales – You’re in an area of the business that is losing traction, and when restructuring time comes, your department will be the one at risk. Make relationships and show interest in learning other areas of the business immediately and become the person at the forefront of execs mind as one who should transition into other roles.
Roman, Matt, these are great responses. I love doing posts like these because everyone has such good insight due to diverse experiences. Thanks for contributing your ideas!
Monica O'Brien is the Director of Digital at Fizz and author of the book Social Pollination, which helps businesses leverage social media for crazy growth!
Monica O'Brien is the Director of Digital at Fizz and author of the book Social Pollination, which helps businesses leverage social media for crazy growth!
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Let me try to convey my thoughts, can be challenging sometimes with my English skills:)
Too unfocused:
-your job description is clearly defined in witting. I think that just means that you are easily replaceable since the job doesn’t carry any uncertainty with it that needs to be dealt with by your experience and mental abilities.
-there are 100′s of others in your company and industry that do the same thing that you do
-just imagine if tomorrow you would tell your boss that you are considering leaving to the competition, because of the better pay. Would she or he try to keep you by matching the conditions or will let you go without any remorse
Badly focused:
-nobody wants to pay premium or pay at all for your specialization
These are great points Monica. I would add…
Too Unfocused
You’re never invited to cross-divisional meetings to offer your insight – You want to be that person that holds mystical knowledge about important topics that people feel they need to learn from you. The meeting requests may get annoying, but keep in mind they’re coming to you because you have something they want!
Too Focused
You work in a department that is consistently declining in sales – You’re in an area of the business that is losing traction, and when restructuring time comes, your department will be the one at risk. Make relationships and show interest in learning other areas of the business immediately and become the person at the forefront of execs mind as one who should transition into other roles.
Roman, Matt, these are great responses. I love doing posts like these because everyone has such good insight due to diverse experiences. Thanks for contributing your ideas!
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