In my last posts, I wrote about the causes of problems people my have in their careers. I divided the causes into two main groups - behavior and skill. I also gave examples of how each group can affect one's career. Now. let us look at one of the components of behavior: engagement.
One's career should be successful if he or she can show a high level of engagement with his organization. Engagement does not depend on one's skill. rather, it depends on how one can take his job as his own business instead of doing it as another person's job. A person may have the right skill set, but does not show much interest in his company. Sometimes, a high level of engagement may even compensate for a lack of skill in some cases. I know some companies which prefer hiring someone based on his behavior and later train the candidate for the required skill. It should then be clear that engagement is very important in anything we do. Success does not happen by accident. Success comes as a result of one's level of engagement and committment over a period of time in whatever field it is.
The first sign of your level of engagement is being on time. The second level on engagement is reliability. Every boss wants to know to the extent he or she can depend on his subordinates for information or for carrying out tasks. The reason is that the higher the reliability, the low is the stress in the relationship. You can get what you want from others only when they trust you. Companies work in the same way because they are made of human beings.
So, check yourself and see the level of engagement you have with your Organization. The higher the level of engagement, the less will be the problems in your career. Think about this!
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