The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.
– William James, writer
So, you’ve spent your valuable time reading Working It. Great! But, what are you going to do about it. What are your next steps? There is no roadmap for what the right things to do to be more employable. The best I can do is to present the facts, ask that you internalize them, and hope that you act upon the information.
Think through each of these questions and develop as much specifics as you can. Here are some things to think about:
- Do you understand the competitive and innovation pressures facing your company or client?
- Is your organization or client going through a paradigm shift? And if so, from what to what?
- Do you know what the company’s Plan B or Plan C are to respond to the paradigm shift?
- Do you know your company’s or client’s business model?
- Is the business model resilient and how does the company intend to maintain is competitive posture and maintain margin?
- Do you know and can you articulate simply your organization’s new work rules?
- How do you see these paradigm shifts impacting you?
- What do you think of the idea that it’s the ‘End of Business as We Know It?”
- Are you on the revenue side or the expense side in your organization? Do you see this as securing or enhancing your value in the organization?
- Is your company outsourcing or moving more work offshore?
- Is your job outsourceable?
- If you’re a consultant, what value added differentiator do you offer?