Our VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) world frequently makes it hard to choose between our work and personal life. Beyond balance issues are human factors that challenge our humanity. In this third installment, the articles deal with purpose and time.
Putting my purpose to work for me now, SmartBrief, May 31, 2019. Link. Being armed with purpose makes us better able to make decisions related to choices ranging from self-improvement to healthier living, writes John Baldini. He shares three questions to ask yourself related to the kind of work you would like to do regardless of chronological age or years in the workforce.
- What do I most like to do?
- Why do I want to do it?
- What is keeping me from doing it?
You’re never done finding purpose at work, HBR Ascend. Link.
No one lives in the purpose mindset all the time, but spending too much time in the career or job mindsets is destructive . . .
Time management 101: Where does your time go and how to reclaim it. HBR Ascend. Link. Handling many daily tasks would not be a problem except for one hard reality: there are only twenty-four hours in a day. The best thing we can do is to make the most of it.
Effective time management at work is frustrated by a number of factors, such as unanticipated crises or sudden illness of a coworker. These factors may be beyond your control, however, many time-management problems originate in individual behavior and habits – self-imposed time robbers.
Also see: Getting work done while dealing with being human, part 1, Animal Health Digest, May 23, 2019. Link.
Also see: Getting work done while dealing with being human, part 2, Animal Health Digest, May 30, 2019. Link.