“Fit” to role is a big part of working to our best capabilities. One could be an “C” player as a concert violininst but be an “A” player as a symphony conductor. We all have our “A” game - the challenge is to find the right place to bring it. I recommend reading Smart’s “Topgrading” book.

Thank you for continuing the conversation!

- Joe

you are exactly right, that crucial step of finding the right fit has to be there.

I guess if you start bringing your A game to work, but if after a while you just can’t muster the energy to do this no more… might be a good indicator that you probably need to find a different role either in your current organisation or elsewhere.

McNeal

Making that move from textbook/workshop/seminar to practice is difficult at best. Possessing that desire to learn - always having a stance of curiosity and willingness to understand the game at hand - can take a person a long way!

Thanks for your change inspiration and your contributions!

McNeal,

Thanks for stopping by! You are correct - bringing one’s “A game” each day is not easy. Allowing one’s self to take on the right job, where the “A game” brought is valued and applicable, is a tough find. Most of us want to work and accept jobs that are offered to us. How many truly pursue just the right ‘fit’ and interview companies along the way?

I love the red monkey concept! Thanks for sharing.

Best,

Joe

I’m not entirely convinced this really works this easy for everyone, I can see it be succesfull for a while, but in the end, if you’re not bringing you’re “A game” every day, you are probably a miscasting.

I really do believe that getting yourself exctited about work starts with finding a job where you trully like the new, and this takes vision and sometimes a fair amount of courage.

Only if you make that step and find that right role will you start learning and contributing as you should. Stumbledupon (that even a word :p?) a funny video earlier today about red monkeys… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5eEH4O74eQ … I guess if you wanna be an addition to your organization ya gonna have to like making and supporting innovative ideas. Just my thoughts…

McNeal

I really liked the challenge at the end: “Be a student of the game that is work, and keep your stance of curiosity.”

We hear lots of talk about “learning organizations” but the truth is, performance lies within each individual.

It’s kind of fascinating to think that people hunker down to gain degrees, advanced degrees, and to learn “the craft.” But they often spend little time mastering the dynamics of the surroundings in which they must apply it.

Good one. . .