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While it is not always clearly understood or communicated, every job has it’s “currency”.
Yes, you receive a pay check or an electronic equivalent. That is the currency that you receive. But what is the currency that you must provide to assure that you continue to receive that your pay?
The simplest reason is: If you haven’t clearly defined job success, how can you effectively pursue it?
To clarify my concept of “currency“, it helps to understand the multiple uses of the word.
– Source MerriamWebster.com
There is an important distinction between these variations. The term job currency applies definition #2. NOT #3.
Workers exchange their labor (“something used as money”) for wages (money).
Here’s a hint. The operative word here is “result”. Not the word efforts. Is effort needed to get results? Or course. While offering your effort, you need to be clear about the difference between working hard and working smart. It’s important to avoid…
When job currency isn’t clear, what happens? We make an educated guess and perform activities related to the job title or to a past job. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of adopting the limiting belief that staying busy and working hard are your Job Currency. Armed with that belief, we do things like:
Are there certain attributes or behaviors that the boss or management in general values and praises?
These activities can be the result of the belief that effort or style is your job currency. Your effort may be recognized and complimented. When effort for the sake of effort is rewarded, it gets repeated and even intensified. But when it’s time for a salary review, these efforts are typically rewarded with the standard 2% increase.
This is what happens when you’re unaware of your real job currency. It’s NOT about activity. It’s not really about style. It needs to be about the achievements of yourself and your team.
From there, there’s one more question to put this insight to use:
Now, bring on that effort! Notice the difference?
While every job is different, they have one common element. They exist for a reason. To understand job currency, here are questions you should ask and answer.
From these answers, you gain clarity on your job currency.
With that enhanced clarity, there’s one more question to put this insight to use:
Now, bring on that effort! Notice the difference?
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