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Work
Satisfaction: A Self Inventory
Below are five important
needs of the productive contributor. Rate each one based on your own
experience and feelings about work.
1.
Meaning The ideal job enhances the contributor's sense
of meaning. The work has
value and heightens the contributor's sense of achievement and
self-worth.
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2.
Satisfaction
Contributors seek the joy that comes with doing a job well.
They strive for the positive feelings that come with applying their
competencies and subsequently, finding a solution or resolution to a
task or problem. The
achievement of goals gives them a sense of success.
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3.
Impact
Contributors want to make a difference.
At the end of the day, contributors want to feel that they have
made the organization and the people who work there a little more
successful. Additionally,
contributors have a need to feel that their work contributes to their
personal development as professionals and as human beings.
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4.
Recognition
Contributors want to be recognized for the skills and
strengths that they bring to the table.
This doesn't require a parade, it simply means that others trust
them and have confidence that they will do good work.
When they work hard, they want their peers and leaders to
appreciate their contributions.
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Relationships
Contributors want to form connections with others.
Nobody wants to feel like an "enemy in a friendly
camp." Contributors
want to laugh, struggle, solve problems, celebrate, and re-energize with
others. Contributors
understand the power that comes with a unified team that moves together
toward a common vision.
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Assessment
Tabulate your responses by
adding up your total and dividing by five.
Your average should give you a general impression about your
sense of contributorship at work. Consider
the scoring guidelines below:
A. If your average score
is between 1 and 2.5, you have a low sense of contribution at work.
Continuing at this low level may erode your morale and sense of
value at work. If feasible,
work for a change.
B. If your average score
is between 2.6 and 3.5, your feelings are mixed about your contribution
at work. It may be helpful
to talk to your boss or other key leaders about ways in which you can
add value to your responsibilities.
C. If your average score
is somewhere between 3.6 and 5, your sense of contributorship is
productive.
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