A couple weeks ago me and my boss had a discussion, or evaluation if you wish, about my work so far and what’s ahead. She pointed out something I must work to improve within myself, nothing big but rather interesting, a bit eye-opening. When she had spoke with my old employer they had given the same image and description about me, mainly my tendency to over-analyse a task before I take action.
This was completely new to me… I remember when I studied and the course was project management. One day we made a experiment. We talked about the different stereotypes when category typical characteristics of different members of a work group. The teacher asked us to stand in the corner of the room were a paper described different characteristics that corresponded with ourself. My trait was short analysing phase, quick worker who burn rubbers about 200km/h not planing enough. A view of myself I’ve been holding on to, but apparently was wrong, and it got to me.
After the meeting I continued thinking about this fact, and the conclusion was my different “personality’s” on work vs home (non-work). When I’m not at work, I don’t analyse or plan to much, I just act on my feelings and impulses. But as soon as I get to work, I’m getting careful, planning, analysing and worried to make misstakes and what the consequence may be. Now my boss have ordered me to be more spontaneous and not think to much. It was a revelation for me to discover my two “personality’s” or traits who take over in different situations. That got me to think, how other peoples different their work characteristics from their free? Maybe it isn’t so bad to “change” as soon as we enter the “work zone”, to maybe not act different depending on the situation and just be our true self. Stop the pretending and find the positive in our traits in any situation. Just a thought. How do you differentiate yourself for your Work-you and Sparetime-you?
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