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