Every hour and every day I’m learning more/The more I learn, the less I know about before/The less I know, the more I want to look around/Digging deep for clues on higher ground (Higher Ground, UB40)
In my post yesterday I talked about the ABC Drivers of Intrinsic Motivation. (Achievement, Belief and Camaraderie). A sense of achievement is something you derive by, among other things, being in the job/role that is right for you and then being very good at it.
The 2×2 grid (yes, blame it on the B-school stint) below shows how where you lie on the Role-Relevance and Role-Competency axes will determine your sense of achievement.
Relevance:Low, Competence:Low – Disengaged Employee: If an employee is in the third quadrant i.e he is placed in a role that he doesn’t like and also does not have the skills to perform then he is effectively…