Your Work: Can You Live With It Or Live Without It?

Seminar speaker, Dr. John DiMartini said something similar to this once at a corporate event.  He said if people were not happy at their jobs, they were not  helping themselves or doing any favors for their co-workers or the company.  So, he basically said: leave now.

He said it a bit more eloquently with inspiration than my rendition above.

About 25% of the people quit and many thanked him for the push.  The company was surprised but relieved.   They were going to lay off people soon after the seminar and this took care of having to make the difficult decision of choosing who to fire.  The folks who ended up quitting did so free from guilt and moved on to something that was more adventurous to them.

Doesn't this sound just so sappy and happy?

Is this reality?

Is quitting your job an option?  Apparently in his story, the folks who resigned from their positions were grateful because they somehow needed permission to leave.  I imagine for the people who remained at their jobs things became different enough because they were the ones who had the strong commitment necessary to make a company successful without the unhappy ones getting in the way.

This idea is a bit like Kenneth Blanchard.  He is the author of the One Minute Manager.  I went to a book signing a few years back and he gave quite an inspirational talk.  He teaches managers how to trust their employees and make them full participants in the company.  He states giving employees the ability aka authority to make decisions not only gives employees recognition for their talents it is a time saver.

When you think about it, if a worker does not have the authority to provide something for a customer that employee is just in the way for the owner of the business.  If an employee cannot be trusted, than the employer does not know how to hire well.

I'm not someone with all the answers, but I see both sides of the issue.  Employees have certain duties that free up the owner.  The owner has the responsibility to lead the business into innovative growth.  Owners do not want to be babysitters.

Can you negotiate your way through your position so you feel as if you are making a difference in your company?  Can you approach it in a way so it is a win-win for your financial needs as well as the needs of your manager?

If you are going to live like vacation, you need this kind of balance in your work.

So back to Dr. DeMartini's mass resignation at one company, can you live with you job you have now, or should you live without it?

Can you make small step goals to make your situation more desirable for your live like vacation mind-set?

Kenneth Blanchard

John DeMartini