Comments on: How do you provide value at work?

By: The GIKA SPICT - Philosophy - More meaning in life | Never Mind the Manager

The GIKA SPICT - Philosophy - More meaning in life | Never Mind the Manager — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:26:58 +0000

[...] the illustration I am using today. I made it first for another blog post a while back which you can read here – Since then I have had this graphic as my desktop background, learning to appreciate it every [...]

By: Frode Heimen

Frode Heimen — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:27:39 +0000

Hi Kyle.
Thank you for yet a great comment. For all employees anywhere reading this. Learn from Kyle, submit fully developed ideas that are easy to implement! Do not submit only the problem unless having a suggestion at least for a solution.

@Gina, You, Kyle and me, we agree – And good point to evaluate roles once in a while.

Keep reading great friends.

By: Gina Abudi

Gina Abudi — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:51:54 +0000

Kyle – great point made. I seen many organizations that have had a specific role/title for many years that frankly is no longer necessary or of value to the organization. But…as you noted, nothing is done about it. Seems it may make sense for a company on some regular basis (maybe every few years – possibly during strategic planning sessions) – to re-evaluate the roles within the organization to see the value they are still adding and change them up a bit if necessary. And I agree…I’m not saying to eliminate good people – I agree with Kyle – re-assign them where they can add value to the organization.

By: Kyle Ryman

Kyle Ryman — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:35:31 +0000

Howdy Frode,

I’d have to say, your quote at the top, “I will pay you to make more money for me” really summarizes all of this in a single sentence. I think too many people get wrapped up in the “well, we’ve always had a (insert job title here)” and don’t actually give any thought to the “why.” As in, “why that position was created” to begin with.

I mean, in all honesty, if a position provides less value than its salary justifies, then it should be eliminated. That doesn’t mean though that the person (assuming that they are a good person) should be eliminated though. They should just be re-assigned to another position where they can provide more value.

Something I personally like to do to add more value is to submit good ideas. However, I always ensure that any idea that I submit is a fully developed idea that I firmly believe will solve a problem or will add value to the organization. I also always include an executive summary and a detailed proposal. That way, assuming it is accepted, it will be easy to implement.

Enjoyed the post, and I digg the graphics.

-Kyle