Know Your Personal Value Packagesm To
Be More
Value-Able!
Advances are made by
those with at least a touch
of irrational confidence in what they can do.
--Joan
L. Curcio
From my speaking and consulting over the years, I can
confidently report to all of you that you know and work with many who
yearn for more recognition for their contributions and talents. *A
recent statistic tells us that 65% of employees say that they've never
received personal appreciation in the workplace. Are you part of that
65%? Or do you know someone who is?
However, if a client is sitting in a coaching session
with me bemoaning the lack of recognition received, one of my first
questions is: "What can you tell me about your value? Tell me about your
talents, skills, gifts and experiences that deserve recognition." You
can seize a new opportunity for increased recognition and appreciation
by knowing your value so well that you confidently express it and share
it through your contribution to essential goals.
Here is an example. Recently, I
was working with a business performance group on strategic planning. The
intellect, experience, and skill of one of the members was quickly apparent as
she was able to communicate information about her skills and experiences to the
goals at hand. Without a trace of bragging, her words gave us information that
was valuable and usable as we moved through the first two hours of work
together. Another member of the group was very quiet, hardly saying a word. I
had little idea of what she had to offer. We then moved into an hour of
the Personal Value Packagesm
experience. In this session, each member of the team took two minutes to share his/her value as a person, to the team, and to the goals of the organization from an assessment that each had completed. The quiet member described a moment
ago, quietly, but specifically shared her credentials, past experiences, values,
and what the organization would lose if she left the company. I was blown away.
Her background in adult learning, her perspective on program design, and her
ethics were outstanding. In listening to her, I could make very specific links
from her skills to the goals of the team.
Was it wrong of her not to be
more expressive? Absolutely not. Is it potentially negative that she's not more
expressive? Absolutely yes. Especially if, in our era of downsizing, changing,
shifting, and letting go, she wants to maximize the understood value of what she
offers.
Here is an exercise to use with
your work group that has been powerful for many of our clients as they recognize
their value to share it with others. The power is threefold. First, each
employee builds personal power by thinking specifically about his/her value and
writing it down. Second, there is power in sharing that information publicly.
Third, the experience includes feedback from colleagues about that employee's
value as a person and to the organization.
Our Personal Value Packagesm
exercise begins with completing the following page:
Your Personal Value Packagesm
Name ________________________________________
My specific value as a person of influence and as a professional:
Specific ways that I contribute to the goals of this team include:
Values important to me include:
Experiences that have enhanced my contribution to this specific team
include:
Specific talents and skills that I have include:
What this team would miss if I were to leave:
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After each group member
completes this assessment, these instructions are followed:
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Instructions:
- Now you will work in groups of 5.
- Each person has a turn receiving feedback from the other team members.
- Here is the question to use:
“Specifically, what do you value about -------name------- in
terms of talents, skills and character qualities?”
- You have 2 minutes to think about your answer to that question.
- You have 3 minutes to give feedback to that person.
- The person receiving the feedback DOES NOT TALK. HE/SHE LISTENS CAREFULLY and TAKES NOTES in
the space below.
- You will rotate this process until each team member has received feedback.
- After all have had a turn, you will reflect for 3 minutes on what you have heard for your personal
value package.
Notes
About My Personal Value:
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"Something wonderful, something hidden. A gift unique to you.
Find it."
- Emerson
Emerson's quote is the challenge of the
Personal Value Packagesm.
You are something wonderful. You have hidden wonders. Find them. Use
them. Sink your teeth into becoming more Valu-Able.
*From How Full is Your Bucket:
Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton
By Susan B. Wilson,
President, Executive Strategies
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Executive Strategies
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