The Economy: a Blessing in Disguise
I’d like to put a stake in the ground and say that this economy is a great blessing for many. How can I say that knowing people are losing their jobs and even their homes? By virtue of this economic crisis, people are stopping (sometimes by force) and assessing their lives. They are thinking about whether or not their life has meaning and whether or not they are in the right roles. During times of trouble people become much more refelctive and as HR professionals it’s a great time to coach others around this topic and even assess whether or not you are in the right role.
I have often said that the human resource function has a great mixture of people who landed there for a variety of reasons. Sometimes this is great, as people bring in different perspectives united by the desire to help a business through it’s people. Other times, people landed there because it seemed like a “good opportunity” at the time. You may have made your choice because you thought of yourself as a “people person” or because you thought HR was “less stressful” or dare I say “easier” than other jobs. Regardless of why you landed in human resources, this is a great time to determine if you are in the right place.
Questions to ask yourself or others about where they would like to be:
- What would you do if you could do anything at all?
- What would you do if money wasn’t an issue?
- What would you do if it didn’t mean anything?
- What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about failing?
- What would you do if it didn’t matter if you were hugely successful?
If you are in the right career, other things to ask yourself are:
- Is my current job aligned with my values?
- Am I able to be authentic in the work I do?
- Is this work environment ideal for me?
- Does my current job bring me joy?
- Am I contributing to the best of my abilities?
If your answers are such that the role or the career isn’t right for you, what are you willing to do to change your situation? You always have a choice in what you do and how you show up, if you think otherwise it is just a story you are telling yourself to prevent you from attaining all you dream. If that’s the case, ask yourself: What is the secondary gain from holding myself back? and answer this from the most authentic place possible and you might be surprised with what you find.
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