Do You Know Who You Are? And What You Bring To The Table? Part 2

Do you know who you are and what you bring to the table? Part 2

This morning I met the new President for the division I work for in my day job. This man, I will call him Steve, knows who he is and what he brings to the table. The table I am speaking about is a metaphor for the hiring discussion. But it can also be a metaphor for the job itself once you are hired.

Steve is new, two weeks in this organization and he is out meeting the customers and employees so that he can have a clear picture of what is happening now and then make an assessment about where he wants to take this organization. As I sat and listened to him this morning, I was hopeful.

He has passion, new ideas, and seemingly an open ticket to do whatever it takes to move our organization from “good to great.” I like that! I can support that and I am excited about the future of our organization. He is the epitome of what I was attempting to say in my post yesterday. The reason Steve got the job is because he was able to convince his boss, the hiring manager, he could take our division to another level. I am excited to see if he will do it.

Here are some things that I am sure differentiated him from his competition:

1. Accountability
2. Strong Principles
3. Strong Leadership
4. Can Do Attitude
5. Creative Ideas
6. Willingness to Listen
7. Customer/Employee Centric
8. PASSION
9. Out-of-the-box Thinking
10. Tenure or Work Experience

What do you have in your “backpack”? What will you bring to your next organization? Can you speak to it? Can you back it up when you are actually in the game, when you actually are hired? Steve was dynamic and VERY direct, in his words, “brutally honest.” I like that. We need more of that in business. Today, I shared Steve, who he is and what he brings to our organization. Who are you? What will you bring if given an opportunity?