People Strategies: Fulfilled employees improve production, workplace environment

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Linda Bower is a speaker, executive coach and human performance improvement consultant in Rogersville. |ret||ret||tab|

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Companies are at a distinct competitive advantage when they recognize that productivity increases significantly when employees feel fulfilled at work. It is intuitively obvious in most situations that if employees are fulfilled, companies have lower turnover, decreased recruiting costs, and they can ensure a steady transition during mergers and acquisitions. |ret||ret||tab|

Richard J. Leider, author, speaker, executive coach and educator, has articulated the elements of career vitality. Try his career vitality profile and his equation for creating energy at work.|ret||ret||tab|

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Career vitality profile|ret||ret||tab|

Leider believes that your view of satisfaction and success is determined by your own needs. Your perspective on your career is the sum total of your experience and expectations. |ret||ret||tab|

Consider the statements below. Note the percentage of time currently devoted to what is stated. Score the same statements with the percentage of time you would like to spend on the activity. Use intervals of 10, 20, 30, and so on to 100. Your numbers do not need to add up to 100, they are for comparative purposes. |ret||ret||tab|

I use my knowledge in my area/field.|ret||ret||tab|

I use my most-enjoyed talents.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel passionate about my work.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel a personal sense of purpose about my work.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel like I am growing and developing my talents.|ret||ret||tab|

I am participating in the critical decisions about my work.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel like I'm relating well with my manager.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel like I'm relating well with the team/people I work with.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel genuinely motivated to get up and go to work.|ret||ret||tab|

I feel I have a healthy future in this organization. |ret||ret||tab|

Where there is low vitality, below 40, try to identify why. |ret||ret||tab|

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Formula for success|ret||ret||tab|

Leider recommends taking action by using an equation, the sum of (T + P + E) x V = Career Vitality. When your unique Talents are applied to your personal Purpose, in the right Environment, multiplied by your Vision, you will achieve Career Vitality. |ret||ret||tab|

Talents A talent is a "natural or acquired ability in a particular activity." Among other talents, consider decision-making, creating, communicating, writing, instructing, mentoring, leading, managing and so forth. |ret||ret||tab|

Purpose Does your current work feel like purposeful work? Do you find it easy to get up for work most days? Do obstacles or barriers at work seem more like lessons than failures? Do you feel that you are using your talents to contribute to your company in a way that you have a passion for? |ret||ret||tab|

Environment What is your preferred work environment? Consider organization size, physical space, organizational climate, time schedule, supervision, people and financial, among other factors. Try drawing a picture of your ideal work setting.|ret||ret||tab|

Vision There is no magic way to take our talents, purpose and environmental preferences, and link them to a single job. There are actually a number of career areas or jobs you might fit. By getting a better perspective, or vision of your work direction, you can begin to recognize the variety of opportunities that exist for you.|ret||ret||tab|

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