Mark Twain famously said that “whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, stop and reflect”.
It’s easy for us to get sucked into the matrix and grind out work, day after day, and look around at our colleagues all doing the same thing and assume that ‘this is the way it’s supposed to be’ without really ever taking the time to reflect on what we really want and whether or not we’re truly happy and fulfilled in our work.
Every few months i perform a sanity check to assess whether or not I need to make any changes to the kind of work I’m doing or how I’m doing it, and I’ve found the following six Fs serve as a helpful guide.
Freedom
Having the freedom to take on the projects you want to take on, to explore what you want to explore, to express what you want to express and to work from wherever you want work, and perhaps most importantly, not to have to work for somebody you consider a d*ck - you want to work for a strong, inspiring role model, somebody with ethics in tact who you can learn things fundamental to your development and growth from.
The WorkFlow podcast is hosted by Steve Glaveski with a mission to help you unlock your potential to do more great work in far less time, whether you're working as part of a team or flying solo, and to set you up for a richer life.
To help you avoid stepping into these all too common pitfalls, we’ve reflected on our five years as an organization working on corporate innovation programs across the globe, and have prepared 100 DOs and DON’Ts.