Core Workplace Value Assessment
Very interesting assessment, made me think about what
our organization does and what we expect from it. I had only three items as
fours and three as two, all others were ones. It did a comprehensive assessment
about asking for my needs from our organization. Having a personal mission
statement is very important as Steven Covey says “first things first”, should
be done first so that after spending years and climbing the ladder of success, we
might not find our ladder resting against the wrong wall. It is of prime
importance to decide what we want and then take the next step. I also
understand that deciding what we want is the most difficult thing to know but
procrastination can lead to spending years and years in search of what we
really want. This is a very personal decision and the whole idea of doing the
masters degree is self analysis and introspection to figure out that inner need
and urge of what we want to ultimately do.
SWOT analysis is the best tool to understand
and figure out what our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are
and then analyze the data on our own self to figure out the mystery of what we
want. While strengths and weaknesses are internal features the opportunities
and threats are external features that help us understand our self and the
surrounding environment. I did lot of SWOT analysis on organizations but never
on my own self till now. It was interesting to note down my own strengths and
weaknesses as internal features. My master’s degree is going to be my strength
and a major one. Well, I did write down my strengths and weaknesses and then
went over the external factors. I cannot control these factors but can take
advantage of the opportunities and mitigate some of the threats that I face at
my job. Very interestingly I was able to define a number of such external
factors that affect me.
Talking about aligning my values with my work
place, I think I have the necessary skills and values that can take me ahead.
My values do align with what Boeing needs and desires in its workers. I should
say that integrity, honesty, hard work, social skills, perseverance to get
things done are my top values and that Boeing desires. I can communicate
verbally as well as analytically for any kind of job and challenge and I have a
proven track record. The only thing that stops me from getting ahead is my non
permanent status in the company. I have to become permanent in order to do what
I have always wanted and live a dream life. Not that I am not living a dream
life now but then it would just become much better. Over the period of time I have
understood how The Boeing Company works and seeks in its employees. I have
learned the art of survival and also figured out how to be successful in the
company. I have been contract engineer for six years now.
There are some things that I can
only learn if I am a permanent employee as Boeing has very strict policy of
distributing proprietary information. I have been treated very well at Boeing
due to my hard work but there are some rules due to government regulation that
they do not let the contract engineers learn certain technical aspect of core
engineering. Good thing is I know what to do and in the coming years I am going
to do it. I will have an MBA and a MSLD, double masters to support me when I need
it. That is the plan.
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