Sense of achievement
(Emotional Management for Personal & Professional Growth Series)
Recently, in one of the management review forums, one manager narrated his daily work experience and asked the following question, which I felt is relevant for the topic "achievement orientation."
The question is, “I am working hard throughout the day in the office, doing many activities and being busy throughout the day, still at the end of the day, i do not get the satisfaction that I did achieve something.”Why don't i get the sense of fulfillment?
I am sure most of us relate ourselves as we might have experienced sometimes.
What could be the reason for not feeling the sense of achievement?
My view is that lack of FOCUS on the priorities …. In an organizational setup, each role is expected to meet some of the priorities. Else, at the end of the day or eventually, at some period, we will feel, or others will perceive us that we are not achieving as expected.
Let me give an example,
If you are a functional finance head, your core priority or expectation from others is managing the fund flow in the organization seamlessly and looking at the opportunities for cash generation. Only when you have the clarity on the same and focus your energy, effort, time in achieving the core priorities, then only you feel the sense of achievement.
Alternatively, suppose you concentrate more on other non-core activities or working on others' priorities and being busy always, at the end of the day, despite your hard work, you feel a sense of non-achievement only. Here the issue is a lack of clarity on the priorities/expectation and lack of focus on the priorities.
The point is for any professional, depending on the position or role, we need to have
Clarity and Focus on priority are much essential for getting a sense of achievement.
Just relate to your life experience and let me know your views!
Have a great week ahead.
The question is, “I am working hard throughout the day in the office, doing many activities and being busy throughout the day, still at the end of the day, i do not get the satisfaction that I did achieve something.”Why don't i get the sense of fulfillment?
I am sure most of us relate ourselves as we might have experienced sometimes.
What could be the reason for not feeling the sense of achievement?
My view is that lack of FOCUS on the priorities …. In an organizational setup, each role is expected to meet some of the priorities. Else, at the end of the day or eventually, at some period, we will feel, or others will perceive us that we are not achieving as expected.
Let me give an example,
If you are a functional finance head, your core priority or expectation from others is managing the fund flow in the organization seamlessly and looking at the opportunities for cash generation. Only when you have the clarity on the same and focus your energy, effort, time in achieving the core priorities, then only you feel the sense of achievement.
Alternatively, suppose you concentrate more on other non-core activities or working on others' priorities and being busy always, at the end of the day, despite your hard work, you feel a sense of non-achievement only. Here the issue is a lack of clarity on the priorities/expectation and lack of focus on the priorities.
The point is for any professional, depending on the position or role, we need to have
- Clarity on what we want or what is expected out of us
- Ability to focus on the priority
- Working on the priority and get the desired result.
- Feeling the sense of achievement.
Clarity and Focus on priority are much essential for getting a sense of achievement.
Just relate to your life experience and let me know your views!
Have a great week ahead.
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