Your new one-line job description

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Job descriptions can be helpful.  They clarify expectations, communicate organizational objectives, and often, culture.  They can also be ambiguous and limiting and outdated. Especially in a fast-paced, ever-changing organization.

When is the last time you looked at the job description for the position you currently hold?   Unless you were recently hired, it’s likely been a while.

No need to go dust it off.  I’ll just tell you what it’s saying in one line:

“Create and deliver value”   

The best and easiest way I know to make work super-fun and be an invaluable employee is to find out what is valuable to your customer (internal and external), then go make it happen.

Here are some questions you can ask yourself to get started:

• What does not yet exist in my workplace that would make things better for my employees/clients/co-workers/leaders?

• What needs to be fixed?

• What could I create that would amaze our customers?

• I know it would be really helpful if I  __________?

Here’s why it’s more fun this way.  It is kind of like finding the best birthday present ever for someone and you can’t wait to give it to them!  You just know they are going to love it. Sure, you had to do some work to find it, but it was totally worth it.  

Creating value works no matter what level you are at in the organization.  And it always brings great returns. Every. Single. Time.

If you are an individual contributor – work is a whole lot more fun and your leaders are going to start looking at you in a different light.  

For those of you who have direct reports, tell me this doesn’t sound dreamy??   Your employee just wants to find out what is most important to you and her sole focus is to go make that happen??   C’mon – pinch me already!

You are already valuable exactly as you are.  You don’t have to do any of this to become more valuable.  But, if you want some help giving it a go, just click here to schedule a free discovery session.