All of us know the price we pay when we find ourselves working with the wrong people in the wrong place. In all the research Jim Collins has done he has come to the conviction that what we do in our work in not as important as who we do it with.
This does not mean that what we do is not extremely important because it needs to be a good fit with our skills and our passion. I found the following list put together by Jack Welch in Winning to be a great framework to help answer the question about the right fit:
- People—You like the people a lot and you can relate to them, and you genuinely enjoy their company. In fact, they even think and act like you do.
- Opportunity—The job gives you the opportunity to grow as a person and a professional, and you get the feeling you will learn things there that you did not know you needed to learn.
- Options—The job gives you a credential you can take with you, and is in a business and industry with a future.
- Ownership—You are taking the job for yourself, or you know whom you are taking it for, and feel at peace with the bargain.
- Work Content—The “stuff” of the job turns your crank—you love the work, it feels fun and meaningful to you, and even touches something primal in your soul.
Every job has its own set of fundamentals planning, projects, meetings, goals and execution. However, there is a big difference between just making a profit and really making a difference. The Why and the Who are more important than the What and the How. Please do not forget its ultimately more about the journey than it is about the destination.
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