It is easier to do the WHAT, when the WHO has the same passion working on the job or project that they are in. To help us find out if the WHO that is supposed to be together is in the team, try answering the twelve questions that follow.
Here they are:
1. Do I know what is expected of me at work?
2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work work right?
3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best?
4. In the past weeks or months, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?
5. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem care about me as a person?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages my development?
7. At work, do my opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel like my job is important?
9. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?
10. Do I have a best friend at work?
11. In the last six months, has someone at work talked to me about my progress?
12. This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and grow?
These twelve questions are the simplest and most accurate way to measure the strength of a work team. They may not capture everything you may want to know about your work team, but they do capture most information and the most important information.
These questions can help you and me find out if we’re in an area of concerns we’re supposed to be.
In a scale of 1-5, where 1=you strongly disagree, and 5=you strongly agree, if you get a 5 in all the twelve questions you’re most likely have the right work fit where you are now. If your responses are mostly on the negative: find out why, confront the facts, pray about it, and God will make it known to you- sooner rather than later –what to do next.
– Questions 1-12 are from the book First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, Simon and Schuster Publisher.
The Lavin Agency presents Marcus Buckingham, one of the world's foremost leadership consultants and author of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths .
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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