A Growth Job

  • Is never permanent.
  • Makes you like yourself.
  • Is fun.
  • Is sometimes tedious, painful, frustrating, monotonous, and at the same time gives a sense of accomplishment.
  • Bases compensation on productivity.
  • Is complete: One thinks, plans, manages and is the final judge of one’s work.
  • Addresses real need in the world are large – people want what you do because they need it.
  • Involves risk-taking.
  • Has a few sensible entrance requirements.
  • Ends automatically when a task is completed.
  • Encourages self-competitive excellence.
  • Causes anxiety because you don’t necessarily know what you’re doing.
  • Is one where you manage your time, money and people, and where you are accountable for specific results, which are evaluated by people you serve.
  • Never involves saying Thank God It’s Friday.
  • Is where the overall objectives of the organizations are supported by your work.
  • Is where good judgment is one, maybe the only, job qualification. 
  • Gives every jobholder the chance to influence, sustain or change organizational objectives.
  • Is when you can quit or be fired at any time.
  • Encourages reciprocity and and parity between the boss and the bossed.
  • Is when we work from a sense of mission and desire, not obligation and duty.
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