On my way back from the India trip, I was waiting to board the flight to the states and had some calendar time to pass.
What did I do ? Just made my way to the book store. There were so many interesting books and I finally made the call on a book which was titled
"HOW WILL YOU MEASURE YOUR LIFE ?"
- Finding Fullfillment Using Lessons From Some of the World's Greatest Businesses
by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth & Karren Dillon
It is a good book and helped pass some good time while posing some interesting questions and making me think
In Summary it talks about
- Finding Happiness in Your Career
- Finding Happiness in Your Relationships
How Motivation Factors will help you be motivated and love what you do as opposed to the hygiene factors which will get you a good paycheck not necessarily the satisfaction that we all crave for.
Motivation factors a.k.a Motivators
-- challenging work
-- recognition
-- responsibility
-- personal growth
Good Hygiene factors will just stop you from hating your job
Hygiene factors
-- status
-- compensation
-- job security
-- work conditions
-- company policies
-- supervisory practices
It focuses on having a deliberate strategy and balancing it with unexpected opportunities. A strategy would be a good intention if you don't allocate the energy and time to execute it.
Strategy is a combination of
- Priorities
- Balancing plans with opportunities
- Allocating your resources
Deliberate Strategy Vs Emergent Strategy
It asks you to spend more time with family and friends before its too late.
