![]() ![]() ![]() Does the company have an obvious product? Does the company have a stated mission? Assuming they do, you can reason that the company intends to make money in the way they are saying is their mission using their products. The next way to figure out the company values is to see what they say about themselves. The most fundamental question is “how does your company make money and how does your work relate to that?” While the connection between your daily tasks and the company making more money may not be obvious, that is the underlying goal. Simplified for the modern knowledge worker (lawyer, accountant, programmer, etc), the company trades you money in exchange for your time and effort, and asks you to complete work for which they can be paid more than your salary. A cabinet maker takes wood, adds his skill and time, and produces a wardrobe. Why are you being asked to do a particular thing?īy getting at the why behind the work a professional can then focus on the actual value, not just tasks that may or may not get to the goal.Īt their core, companies exist to turn natural resources and human labor into products, for which they then generate profit.Professionals need to switch from seeing themselves as order takers (victims of what others tell them to do) to thinkers, who look at their work and see the purpose behind their jobs. At work, this means seeking to understand the goals of your company, your boss, or your group. The way to avoid needing to talk to your boss all the time is to be able to correctly figure out what they would want you to do. What do you do when you have no direction at work Understand Organizational Goals Proactive employees (who take valuable steps independently) are more highly valued than even reliable employees who only do what is asked of them. You must learn to proactively see and do what needs to be done without instruction or confirmation. ![]() While inaction can lead to underperformance and mediocre results, it rarely leads directly to condemnation. Fearįear of either being wrong about what should be done or about drawing the wrath of the leadership if the choice (right or wrong) is not what the leader wanted. It is a mental shift to realize that in the work world it is both possible and better to figure out what to do and just do it. Traditional education is a structure of lecture and assignments, where individuals are conditioned to do what they are told. There are a few reasons for waiting for instructions. Generally speaking, most employees tend to want to wait for instructions before doing any work. ![]()
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