Es el Momento de Cambiar tu Trabajo?

( Satisfacción en el Entorno Laboral) 
(c) Sharon Seivert
Translation by Cristina Gomez Castellano

Marca con una X todos los puntos que describen tu estado actual en tu trabajo. También el resultado puede ayudarte a resolver problemas en tu trabajo o tener claro que es lo que quieres evitar en tu próximo trabajo.

Categorías
I. De tu Interior		No es el trabajo adecuado (en cuanto a utilización de tus dones, experiencia y talentos ).
		Estas estresado, desmotivado, deprimido y con la moral baja.
		No estas dando lo mejor de ti.
		Tienes conflictos éticos/valores con tu jefe o colegas.
		No tienes claro como proyectar tu talento/don.
		Te bloqueas y te agobias fácilmente en el trabajo.
II. Visión		El trabajo ha dejado de ser divertido o un reto; sientes apatía.
		No tienes oportunidad para mostrarte creativo e innovador.
		No ves el futuro/ poco optimista sobre este trabajo.
		La gente no tiene sentido del humor.
		Hay un sentimiento de temor dentro de la empresa; a menudo siento ansiedad.
		Ya no aprendo ni crezco dentro de mi trabajo, me aburro.
III. Misión		Estas quemado.
		No recibes información sobre lo que estas haciendo bien en tu trabajo.
		Me siento constantemente controlado.
		Demasiados objetivos y o contradictorios.
		No siento que este trabajo tenga sentido, para que?
		No me siento orgullos de mi trabajo ni de la empresa.
IV. Relaciones		No sientes respeto/gustan tu jefe o tus compañeros.
		Te sientes aislado, poca comunicación y relación amistosa.
		No puedes atender a tus clientes como te gustaría.
		Escasa comunicación en general.
		Sientes un trato irrespetuoso, desconsiderado.
		Te sientes que no tienes ni voz ni voto.
V. Estructura		Remuneración inadecuada.
		Carecen de herramientas suficientes para trabajar.
		Escasa cultura laboral.
		Causando problemas de salud; agotado, quemado.
		Ambiente laboral poco saludable.
		Por culpa de falta de organización, muchas tareas desperdiciadas, sin sentido.
VI. Sinergia		Experimentando factores negativos por la economía/industria.
		La empresa se encuentra en problemas y repercute en tu trabajo.
		Poca coordinación.
		No existe comunicación entre departamentos.
		Es muy difícil lograr objetivos; Malentendidos.
		Los empleados se sienten perdidos, desconocen los proyectos generales de la empresa.

Escribe en numero de X que has tenido por cada una de las categorías en el cuadro de abajo para que descubras exactamente donde están tus problemas localizados. 

Categorías	I. Del interior	II.  Visión	III. Misión	IV. Relaciones	V. Estructura	VI. Sinergia
Numero de X (TOTAL: _____)

Puntuación:  Este test sirve para evaluar tu situación actual en el trabajo. Si tienes una suma superior a 12 (1/3 del total de 36 puntos) en el total de categorías, deberías seriamente considerar un cambio de trabajo. Cuanto mas alto sea este resultado, mas te esta perjudicando a tu salud.

Si tienes menos de 6, puedes utilizar este test como información para mejorar aquellos puntos que estén solicitando atención. Si aun así no funciona, mantén las puertas abiertas a la posibilidad de un cambio a una mejor posición y utiliza este test como criterio de evaluación en el proceso.


ACCION: Lo mas importante es tomar una decisión de forma objetiva y hacerlo. Lo mas importante es ser responsable del cambio, te quedes en el trabajo o intentes buscar otro.

Is it Time to Leave Your Job? 

(A Helpful Decision-Making Tool)

(c) Sharon Seivert

If you feel like the people in the above photos, it may be that it's time to leave your job. Check it out below.

Put a check by all those items that describe you in your current job. You can also use this checklist to underscore what you need to change (if you decide to stay where you are) -- or what you need to make certain you have in your next job (if you decide that it is time to move on).

Category
I. Core		Job isn't a good "fit" (use your gifts, talents, experience).
		You are stressed, dispirited, depressed, have low morale.
		Not acting as the best person you know yourself to be.
		Have ethical/values conflicts with boss or colleagues.
		Unclear how to articulate your special career gifts/talents.
		Too easily thrown off-balance and out-of-sorts at work.
II. Vision		Job is no longer fun or challenging; feel apathetic.
		Little opportunity for creativity and innovation.
		Don't see much of a future/not optimistic about this job.
		People here don’t have much sense of humor.
		Fear is prevalent in organization; you often feel anxious.
		You've stopped learning/growing in this job--are bored.
III. Mission		You feel overwhelmed, burned out.
		You lack feedback about what you're doing right in job.
		You've constantly being micromanaged.
		Have conflicting &/or too many priorities.
		Don't feel this job makes a difference – what's the point?
		Have a lack of pride in job or company.
IV. Interactions		You do not particularly like/respect boss or colleagues.
		Feel isolated, lack community, collegiality.
		You can't serve your customers the way you want to.
		There are poor communications in general.
		You feel treated disrespectfully, thoughtlessly.
		You do not feel seen or heard.
V. Structure		You have inadequate pay and/or benefits.
		There are insufficient resources to do the job.
		Have gotten into poor work habits.
		Have health problems; feel exhausted, strained.
		This is an unhealthy work space.
		Much rework, wasted effort from inefficient processes.
VI. Synergy		Experiencing adverse effects from economy/industry.
		Company itself is in trouble–adversely affecting your job.
		Systems here are uncoordinated, create rework & waste.
		Departments and people do not coordinate efforts.
		It's too hard to get things done; work at cross-purposes.
		People are in silos, don't understand each other’s efforts.

Write the number of checks per category below to see where you are having problems in your job. 

Category	I. Core	II.  Vision	III. Mission	IV. Interactions	V. Structure	VI. Synergy
Number of Checks (TOTAL: ______)

SCORING:  Our clients have found this quiz to be very useful in evaluating their current job situation.  If you have 12 or more total checks in all categories (1/3 of possible total 36 points), you should seriously consider finding or creating a new job &/or career. The higher your self-score, the more likely that this job is a hazard to your health.

If you have fewer than 6 checks, you can use this feedback to improve these items at your current job.  If that does not work, then keep your eyes out for a better position and use this criteria as part of the evaluation process.

SPECIAL NOTE: Because this quiz does not reflect the strength of each item, you may find upon reflection that just one particular check may be sufficient reason to move on. (Some examples of this would be: if you are so dispirited that you are becoming ill; if you can't stand your boss or visa versa; if you think you're about to be forced out; if you're bored because you've outgrown this role; or, if your pay does not meet your needs. Any one of these reaons, by itself, might provide enough motivation to make a job change.)

The Top 6 Ways TCI Helps Individuals. (When you’re not sure which way to turn, TCI can help you with…)

1. Life transition.  Whether you’re at a turning point that was forced on you or one that you chose, we can help you find purpose-driven happiness, reclaim your life, and make it a miracle. See Success Stories at www.thecoreporation.com (TCI's website).

2. Career change. Is your work a joy, “okay” or awful? We can help you find purpose-filled happiness with work that best fits your Core gifts/identity/values.  We will also keep you on track so you arrive as soon as possible at your new destination.  See Success Stories @ TCI.

3. Professional coaching. Executives come to TCI to get help with complex, resistant problems, increase their odds of promotion, deal with difficult colleagues or bosses, or learn how to become a better leader. See Success Stories @ TCI.

4. Becoming an Entrepreneur. If you have a great business idea or believe that this is the next logical step for you, TCI can guide you through a practical strategy to launch your new endeavor. 

And if you have partners, we’ll make sure you agree at each stage of your development. See Success Stories @ TCI.

5. Relationship repair/conflict resolution. Partners come to us to rebuild fractured interactions (couples, family, colleagues).  By working together with TCI, you can not only heal this relationship, but also gain skills that positively affect both of your lives. See Success Stories @ TCI.

6. Reducing Stress. No matter why people come to TCI, we help them to greatly reduce their stress.  And we have found that this increased ease and happiness ripple out to positively affect all other parts of their lives. See SOS: Switch Off Stress (101 Really Fast Ways).

NEXT POST: HOW TCI HELPS ORGANIZATIONS...

Inner Game + Outer Game = Breakthrough!

People ask questions about what The Coreporation does – and more specifically, how it might be able to help them.

Here are some answers: The Coreporation creates success from your “Core”.  That is, when both your inner game and outer game are aligned, you feel great!  Otherwise, you feel stuck, stressed, or unhappy.

The Coreporation uses a powerful step-by-step process (The Balancing Act) that first strengthens your inner Core, then aligns and balances all aspects of your outer life (as represented by the points on the outer circle in this image). But this beneficial process doesn't stop there: feedback from the "outer game" will show you what kind of improvements are needed for your Core to develop further. This pragmatic process goes back and forth, as shown by the interactive arrows.

The result is ongoing evolution, i.e., breakthrough!

The Balancing Act process ensures the integrity of your life, work and relationships by making sure that all the key parts of you--inside and out--are integrated so your life runs just like clockwork.

And, just like a reliable clock, it is the inner mechanism that determines just how well the externals work. 

Individuals seek us out because they want help to get unstuck and reenergized, navigate significant life changes (transforming challenges into opportunities), manage career change (voluntary or involuntary), repair and strengthen relationship (conflict resolution), or start their own businesses so they can finally work for a really great boss (themselves!)

Organizations request TCI’s help to remedy costly problems or to proactively build capabilities. Examples include coaching executives and training leaders the company wants to cultivate, building successful teams (project, management, cross-functional), improving results from sales staff, strategic planning, and organizational change efforts (e.g., proactively managing change initiatives or recovering from mergers and acquisitions).

Coaches and Consultants come to us to be trained in The Balancing Act methodology so they can use our proprietary methodology, assessments, guidebooks and online courses in their work. In addition, teachers are trained by TCI’s non-profit affiliate Core Learning Services, Inc. to deliver our special programs for youth (developing life and work skills, improving test-taking capabilities, and preparing for careers).

Next blog: More about how we help individuals....

Great news: SOS is in print and at the iStore!

Now that your vacation's over, don't let stress creep back! Get immediate relief from toxic stress by Switching Off Stress in 6 seconds to 6 minutes.

Read more about what SOS can do for you or order directly: evaBook or iBook ($8.99), print book + website ($11.69)--and don't forget to take a FREE stress quiz for your own personalized stress report.

As you can see, my summer vacation was spent creating an SOS iBook and a new print version that maintains the original evaBook's "6 second to 6 minute" promise via a companion webpage with links to all instructions and resources. 

Have a great day! - Sharon

MAKING CHANGE

Changing ingrained habits is extremely difficult. This is true even when that change is vital for survival. In fact, according to groundbreaking research by Alan Deutschman, only 1 in 9 people will actually make a sustainable lifestyle change—even if they are told that they must Change or Die (the title of his excellent book). Deutschman discovered that people do not respond in any lasting way to the 3 “Fs” (Fear, Force or Facts), so change efforts based on those are not going to work well.

However, better than 90% of Deutschman’s subjects successfully made long-term changes when they followed the three “Rs” (Reframe, Relate, Repeat). My colleagues and I were thrilled to discover Deutschman’s work because his three “Rs” are contained within the six steps of The Coreporation's CHANGE process—and show in part why we have been so successful in helping clients make lasting changes in life, relationships and work. 

The Coreporation's pragmatic, easy-to-follow CHANGE process is outlined in the image below. These six steps reflect the 5 Elements of Success and Synergy, which provide a holistic and systemic context for Deutschman’s recommended three “R” steps in Change or Die.

Step 1. Reset (Core): When you recognize things are not working well: stop, pause, and get quiet internally. Don’t push yourself to keep going. Instead, become more effective, productive and creative by taking a vital moment to self-reference before starting over. This is a bit like refreshing, restarting or rebooting your computer. Step 2. Reframe (Vision): Rethink the situation; envision a different future; be inspired with hope; know that change and happiness are possible. Ask pragmatic questions (what is working well, what is not, and why) so you can change the consciousness that created this problem in the first place.  Step 3. Re-prioritize (Mission): With this new mental framework, set a strong intention, clarify your priorities, set goals and a clear direction, and then move into action. This revitalization will help you overcome old obstacles as you move decisively into creating the new future you desire.  Step 4. Relate (Interactions): Develop healthy relationships with people who will help you sustain hope, energy, and action. Let go of, or strongly boundary, those relationships that are less healthy and happy for you. Use your emotional GPS to navigate your way and make course corrections.  Step 5. Repeat (Structure): Over time, steadily build more functional habits and skills; keep at it until these changes become your new reality. Implement your learning and new skills by putting them into daily practice so you can grow gradually into all the greatness of which you’re capable.   Step 6. Reform (Synergy): When these 5 steps connect, you will have an increased ability to powerfully re-form yourself from the inside out. This is how the change you originally desired becomes thoroughly integrated into your daily life and work until you have a whole new way of being.  Because you determined to reclaim your personal power and responsibility, you will experience a steady evolution that generates more energy, a greater experience of ease, and perhaps even a positive revolution (miracle) in your life.  The Coreporation's CHANGE process is built on Sharon Seivert's book, The Balancing Act. The Balancing Act is a very familiar, daily, ongoing dance for most people, in which they make constant adjustments in response to the many challenges life throws their way. This CHANGE process teaches you how best to adapt to changing circumstances: it stimulates your intuition and creative problem-solving capabilities, improves your resilience, and increases your practical knowledge, energy and excitement as you achieve more and more of your goals. Furthermore, this incremental growth process of balancing and counterbalancing allows you to turn insights and small successes over time into a growing conviction that you have everything you need to realize your objectives.  The Balancing Act's Change process contains not only Deutschman’s three “Rs” for successful personal change, but also some clues about how to create lasting change in organizations. This formula outlines the classic four-part PDCA and Action-Learning cycles used in businesses for total quality improvement. By adding the central Core element at the beginning of these four steps and Synergy at the end, this cycle is transformed into an even more effective upward spiral, i.e., (Be) -  Plan/Think - Do/Act - Check/Reflect - Implement/Have - (Transform).  And lastly, here's an acronym that will make The Coreporation's CHANGE formula very easy for you to remember:  CHANGE… Comes from Centering in your Core Holds your Hopes and choice to be Happy Always moves you into Action Navigates to success via emotional GPS Grows your capacity for Greater… Ease, Energy, and ongoing Evolution. CHANGE =  Center + Hope + Act + Navigate + Grow + Evolve