Why do you go to work?

In my last blog I addressed the issue of whether you should stay or go if you are not happy in your job.
I suggested that if you decided a change of job was definitely needed that you should do the following:
•Stay in your current role (if you can) until you have secured another position.
•Make a list of what you like and dislike about your current role and what aspects you would like to be included in your next role.
•Determine where you want to be in the next five years and what type of role would enable you to achieve this.
•Keep working hard in your present role until you leave and be careful what you say to colleagues about your reasons for wanting to change jobs
(it’s amazing how people’s paths can cross again in later years).
•Research other companies and job adverts carefully – the grass on the other side of the fence isn’t always greener!

This week I would like to address the second point ‘make a list of what you like and dislike about your current role and what aspects you would like to be included in your next role’.

So a good starting point would be to think about times at work when you have felt highly motivated and times when you have felt very demotivated. What made the difference between the two situations? What was it that changed in your working environment that changed your attitude towards your work?
The following list constitutes what could be possible motivators and demotivators. You may want to add to the list!

• Working conditions (hours, holiday allowance, open plan layout)
• Management style/structure (level of communication, clear targets, team working, individual working, level of supervision/delegation)
• Relationships with colleagues (friendships, status, job role and responsibility, job title)
• Finance (salary, pension, benefits)
• Nature of the work (repetitive, difficult, challenging, manual, interesting)

Having made a list of motivators and demotivators evaluate what it is about your current situation that causes you to feel demotivated, think of a time in the past when you felt highly motivated and list the factors that created that feeling of motivation.

Then list in order of importance what you think are the most important motivating factors to you.

Next week I will help you to identify the ’Values’ that matter most to you.

If in the meantime you are really unhappy in your job and would like to have a chat then give me a call on 07875 320793 – I may be able to give you some ideas!