Make work a game and you may need rename it play!  What’s wrong with that anyway?

One of many cool tips from Jeffrey Fox’s Dream Job Book is the idea that if one focuses on the activities that will facilitate success, successful outcomes will result.  In my case this applies to finding my dream job.

This is a very similar premise to Six Sigma applied within corporate environments. My critique with Sigma is that the insights given from studies are never presented in a fun context.  Most often, the practitioners concerned with presenting their findings as “pure” science, data-validated maxims of life, and reducing the human involvement in successful business process as a risk to be mitigated.  There is no fun with that approach!

The problem that many user communities perceive at the conclusion of  a Six Sigma effort, is that they no longer feel empowered to impact business results by their own efforts.   Their involvement is commoditized.  Change and improvement projects need a 5 points a day approach to keep things fun, while also motivating end users to reach business goals by managing their supporting activities.

Here is my 5 point for the dream job search.  I need to make 5 points a day combining any of the following activities as appropriate:

• 1 point for a Job lead or introduction to a job from my network
• 2 points for establishing a meeting to pursue dream job further (info interview, etc)
• 3 points for formal interview
• 4 points for commitment from company to hire

If you have a job tip for me, help me make my daily points and ultimately land a job by contacting me here!