Fit Matters by Moe Carrick

Author:Moe Carrick
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781938548758
Publisher: Maven House
Published: 2017-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

ASK YOURSELF . . .

•How would my organization benefit from a greater focus on helping employees find their fit?

•What change could my company make that would delight me?

•How would that change impact my performance?

•How might that change impact the company’s business results?

PART IV

FINDING YOUR FIT

CHAPTER 12

Knowing Yourself and What You Want

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

— Carl G. Jung

SOME PEOPLE JUST GET LUCKY – they find the right job for them, at the right time, and they can’t imagine doing anything else. Rachel told us that she applied for a writing job right after graduating from college, got it, and after five years remains absolutely delighted with everything about the role. The people are her friends, the lifestyle supports her personal needs, she feels that she’s paid fairly, and the work is drop-dead interesting.

For most people, the positive experience of loving your job frequently happens when you truly understand yourself. It’s noteworthy that people experience less work misfit with age. Most of us, over time, develop a deeper understanding of ourselves, our needs, and the environment in which we thrive, which enables us to focus more intensely on how to partner well with others, be altruistic, listen, and take risks that facilitate a positive work fit.

When we feel miserable at work, it’s all too easy to focus our energy on the flaws in our company or our job in a “grass is always greener on the other side” phenomenon that can result in fast, even reckless, moves from one job to another. Before you jump out of one difficult situation of misfit into another it’s worth spending time getting to know yourself. There are two parts to work fit for you to explore: understanding your unique self and knowing the organization you belong to or want to join. In this way, fit is akin to a lock and a key, or a foot and a shoe – unless you know yourself, it’s hard to find the place you fit best. Looking in the mirror and asking hard questions about work fit will enable you to efficiently and proactively ensure that you’re taking steps that make sense and, above all else, won’t land you in an even worse situation.

In 1989, Professor Ed Tomey of Antioch University New England inspired Moe with a statement she’ll always remember: “There are two critical questions to being effective at work: Who am I? and Who am I with you?” Our research took us back repeatedly to the critical role of the first question – Who am I? – in discovering great work fit. Self-discovery is a lifelong process that forms in layers, over time, as we mature and grow.

We found the following personal characteristics to be particularly helpful for understanding yourself as you consider whether a job is right for you, or as you search for a new company or role. These are:

•Your Personal Strengths and Impact on Others

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