http://kensoper.com/2009/11/trying-for-the-birdie-playing-to-get-the-job/ "Work/Life Coaching to Assure Your Preferred Career Future" Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://kensoper.com/2009/11/trying-for-the-birdie-playing-to-get-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Doug Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:52 +0000 http://kensoper.com/?p=634#comment-146 Ken: I agree with your assessment that we, as a nation of 10% job seekers are more afraid of not getting a job, rather than failing at attaining one that fits our strengths, as well as challenges our weak areas. I once worked for a supervisor back in 1984 at Mobil Oil who would challenge me with the very thing that I lacked experience in........and measure my taksis success from the agreed datum of ignorance. This was true supervsion, whereby the supervisor was doing his job by challenging me at learning new things and exercising my brain, like our muscles. I quote this history of mine, because I think the current trend in the workplace is not well suited for job hunters who are more afraid of not being hired. The reason for this stoic paranoia is not all their fault. I believe that the Job Market and culture at the workplace has changed significantly for the worse, with supervisors expecting the employee to be perfect at each task assigned, with the competitive culture akin to almost setting each of us employed, up to fail, with another replacement waiting in-line, to be challenged with the same task. A good project manager and supervisor will tend to make a plausible effort to understand his/her understudy's strengths and weaknesses, so as to place them in a proper teaming position. Team spirit in the Workplace does not exist, and most highly guarded positions are loners, who take most all of the responsibility for mistakes. Team failures are few and far betwee in the workplace also because of the cultural changes with-in the economy over the last few years. Understand that in my experiences, there will need to be significant changes in the workplace culture, before employees can become more confident in themselves, focusing on sharpening their putting talent in strive for the Birdie, in lieu of being afraid of getting the bogey. Sincerely; Doug Ken:
I agree with your assessment that we, as a nation of 10% job seekers are more afraid of not getting a job, rather than failing at attaining one that fits our strengths, as well as challenges our weak areas.
I once worked for a supervisor back in 1984 at Mobil Oil who would challenge me with the very thing that I lacked experience in……..and measure my taksis success from the agreed datum of ignorance. This was true supervsion, whereby the supervisor was doing his job by challenging me at learning new things and exercising my brain, like our muscles.
I quote this history of mine, because I think the current trend in the workplace is not well suited for job hunters who are more afraid of not being hired. The reason for this stoic paranoia is not all their fault. I believe that the Job Market and culture at the workplace has changed significantly for the worse, with supervisors expecting the employee to be perfect at each task assigned, with the competitive culture akin to almost setting each of us employed, up to fail, with another replacement waiting in-line, to be challenged with the same task.
A good project manager and supervisor will tend to make a plausible effort to understand his/her understudy’s strengths and weaknesses, so as to place them in a proper teaming position.
Team spirit in the Workplace does not exist, and most highly guarded positions are loners, who take most all of the responsibility for mistakes.
Team failures are few and far betwee in the workplace also because of the cultural changes with-in the economy over the last few years.
Understand that in my experiences, there will need to be significant changes in the workplace culture, before employees can become more confident in themselves, focusing on sharpening their putting talent in strive for the Birdie, in lieu of being afraid of getting the bogey.
Sincerely;
Doug

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