| Interest in the field of human resources has exploded | | | | the big wheel.If you shift the emphasis to "human" side |
| in recent years due to the promises it offers for a | | | | of the definition, you are defining a being of potential. A |
| better understanding of human beings at work. The | | | | being of potential cannot be squeezed into a |
| term is now as ubiquitous as it has once been obscure. | | | | pre-determined need. You will have to find out the |
| It is taught in schools and universities; it has turned into | | | | strengths of that person and about what they are |
| one of the main functions of a corporation in addition | | | | interested in; what they are passionate about! This |
| to marketing, finance, and accounting. Yet despite this | | | | information will then allow you to determine exactly |
| trend, there are still many challenges facing the field. It | | | | what they can do in your company to provide value |
| seems like the subject of HR is talking the talk but not | | | | by using their strengths and working in what they love |
| walking the walk. It is true that it is easy to talk about | | | | to do. Everyone can provide value when they do what |
| how we should treat employees and how to reward | | | | they love. Job dissatisfaction is out of the question |
| them in order to create an incentive for greater | | | | when you love what you do. When you love |
| performance, but how do we tackle the most | | | | something you will work late for it; wake up early for it; |
| common problem of job dissatisfaction?I believe that | | | | do anything just to do it! With that as the leading |
| the root of all problems in the human resources field | | | | attitude, all acts of creation and work spontaneously |
| has to do with the fact that it has not been accurately | | | | creates value for the company and the customers. |
| defined. The way you define something determines | | | | Value comes from passion! A passion for something |
| how you will use it. For example, imagine a waiter at | | | | creates the venue for excellence in that very thing. All |
| an Indian restaurant bringing you a bowl of warm | | | | of that happens when the emphasis is on the word |
| water with a slice or a couple of slices of lemon in it at | | | | "human" rather than on "resource". We should change |
| the end of your meal. If you define the contents of the | | | | the name of the field to "human resourcefulness" |
| bowl as "soup", you will begin to drink it (until someone | | | | rather than "human resources" to tap into the limitless |
| stops you!). However, if you define it as a bowl to | | | | potential within the human being rather than reducing |
| wash your hands, you will put your hands in the bowl | | | | them to a mere resource.The answer to any problem |
| and begin to wash your hands. In the very same way, | | | | lies in the way you define the problem. Change your |
| the emphasis on the subject "human resources" has | | | | definition and you change your possibilities. This is true |
| been misplaced. We put too much emphasis on the | | | | for whatever field you are looking at. So today, take a |
| word "resource" rather than on the word "human". | | | | look at an area in your life, redefine it, and then see if |
| "Now what's wrong with that?" you may ask. To | | | | that new meaning opens up a new way to live it. If |
| answer this question, we will begin with defining the | | | | redefining it creates more potential you must start |
| words.A resource, as defined by is "an available supply | | | | using it, and if it limits you, you must drop it. Where else |
| that can be drawn on when needed." Now if you take | | | | can you use this? What else in your life has been |
| this definition you can clearly see that a resource is | | | | misidentified? When you answer these questions to |
| something you rely on for a pre-determined need. You | | | | the best of your ability, the myriad possibilities of life will |
| already have a need and you need to fill it. Realize that | | | | open up for you.Sukhbir Singh is the founder and |
| in the job market today, people are ready to do | | | | leading trainer of LifeApps! Personal Development |
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| pre-determined. The outcome of this is have to | | | | who felt that they were living the same monotonous |
| change themselves to fit the job if they are not | | | | life with no clear purpose. "By the time you leave this |
| passionate about it (this is the equivalent of trying to | | | | workshop, you will have a purpose and something to |
| push a square peg in the round hole and we learned | | | | live for! You will wake up everyday from now on |
| when we were younger that it just doesn't work!). If | | | | knowing what you were meant to do and will go out |
| they love to do it, then job dissatisfaction is out of the | | | | and do it!" is the resounding promise that Sukhbir Singh |
| question. However, if they do not love what they are | | | | always states at the preview and at the beginning of |
| doing you will have a person who is on the payroll just | | | | the workshop itself.All of the seminars and workshops |
| doing the bare minimum which creates no value to | | | | have an unconditional full refund guarantee if the |
| pass on to your customers. There is a high probability | | | | participants do not sense a change or see new |
| that the person will eventually quit because they don't | | | | possibilities created by the event. We can assert this |
| feel that they are contributing to the level that they can | | | | claim because of the confidence we have in the value |
| at this job because they aren't passionate about it. | | | | of our programs to help people reevaluate the way |
| They feel stifled. When you treat someone like a | | | | they live their lives.For more information on LifeApps! |
| resource they will feel like a resource; another cog in | | | | |