Value on the job is not the same as having years on the job. So, Dear Readers, how are you supposed to increase your value as an employee in a post-pandemic world? Keep reading to find out actionable tips that will boost your net worth while working full-time.
Welcome back to the JMS blog!
Dear Readers, thank you very much for your continued support! As a small consulting firm that helps teams discover new avenues to face crises of all sorts with efficiency, the JMS team is all too familiar with the level of stress and uncertainty you have felt in the past year. We are all wrestling with the draining and dreaded pandemic fatigue! Your concerns around whether it is possible to move forward safely even if COVID-19 variants are running rampant despite effective vaccines are valid. OK, enough fluffing around. Let’s get into this right now!
What is the definition of net worth anyway?
Dear Readers, your net worth is the state of your finances TODAY and not in the future. In your emails, you’ve stated that you hate discussing finances. But how can you increase your value as an employee in a post-pandemic world if you don’t have a clear snapshot of your finances? Let us know in the comment section below or on Facebook!
Increasing your value as an employee is for your family’s benefit.
Dear Readers, you are not supposed to kill yourself for a job that robs you of the time you want to spend with your family. The founding partner of JMS believes that family is sacred and the most important asset we all have. Consequently, the JMS team works hard to devise crisis management strategies that help clients protect family time while pursuing their next professional endeavors.
Thus, Dear Readers, this blog invites you to see your job through the prism of what works best for your family. You have to evaluate whether your net worth is healthy enough to provide a comfortable life for your family. This blog is asking you to look beyond your monthly needs. Do you have the ability to pay a yearly family vacation without putting the expense on a credit card? Are you sleeping better at night because you have been able to set a bit into multiple savings accounts regularly after paying the monthly bills? Or is it your goal to pay the mortgage in full well before retirement? It’s your decision, Dear Readers. So, do what works best for your family!
You have to keep an eye on retirement.
Speaking of retirement, Dear Readers, your definition of net worth has to include a retirement plan. Do you have one? Are you planning on working as long as possible, or do you want to reach a certain level of financial independence and retire early? You’ll need answers to these questions to determine how to monetize your value at work and live the life of your dreams.
Increasing your value as an employee means stop taking everything personally.
Dear Readers, the golden rule is that companies pay for value and not for the years you’ve spent on the job. Thus, your purpose at work is to affect the bottom line of your company positively. In doing so, you are effectively increasing your value as an employee in a post-pandemic world.
Start with developing a bird’s eye view.
This blog acknowledges that you, Dear Readers, are already quite overworked. You might even be overwhelmed due to the seemingly unattainable expectations your managers are in the habit of setting without your input. But, to become ever more valuable, you’ll have to master the ability to look at the big picture rather than letting daily minutia bug you down and destroy whatever goodwill you have left as we finally leave the pandemic behind us.
Consequently, regardless of your industry, spend time understanding how your position and duties fit within the infrastructure of your department or organization. Most of the time, hard-working employees are so focused on their daily performances that they do not have the energy to investigate anything beyond their work. However, to increase your value as an employee in a post-pandemic world, you need to understand all the pieces.
By studying how fixed assets, upper management targets, budget constraints, and debt servicing impact the productivity of your team, Dear Readers, you will figure out what to do to increase your value. Furthermore, you will be able to assess the overall performance of the company more accurately. How else are you supposed to evaluate how your organization stacks up against industry standards or trends? Leave a comment below or on the contact form.
It all comes down to protecting your mental health.
Dear Readers, you have to stop taking everything personally! This blog is certainly not suggesting that you should become a bully to advance your career. However, Dear Readers, you are nobody’s punching bag either! Don’t allow colleagues or supervisors to step all over you! Only you can protect your future!
Rather than attempting to do the impossible and control other people’s emotions, learn to control how you react to theirs. Instead of being “nice” and tolerate unprofessional behaviors, address them head-on as inappropriate on the stop without losing your cool, of course.
Everyone has a bad day from time to time. It can happen to your coworkers, your manager, and even you, Dear Readers. So, why risk losing your sanity over out-of-pocket remarks or misdirected blasts of anger? All you can do is protect your mental health by learning to defend your work and reputation. Thus, to effectively preserve your value as an employee, Dear Readers, you need to command respect for your contributions.
Plan your exit strategy now!
Yes, Dear Readers, this blog believes that you should plan your exit strategy right now as you are reading this publication. Why do you ask? Well, it’s no secret that the pandemic has exacerbated the sense of job insecurity America has been grappling with for many years now. Indeed, gone are the days when one could find a good job, work for 40 years for the same company, purchase a home without succumbing to earthshattering debt, and get a robust enough pension to retire at age 62!
Consequently, you have to create your prospects for professional advancement even in a world where job insecurity is the norm. Take matters into your own hands, Dear Readers, and plan your exit strategy now. Don’t wait for middle management to allow you to learn the new skills you need to advance your career. Your supervisor may never give you that opportunity due to many constraints beyond favoritism, by the way! So, as the nation moves to open its economy and lockdowns are all but a faint memory, ask yourselves what actions you can take today that will increase your value as an employee and help you land the career move of your dreams?!
Final thoughts.
There you have it! The JMS team thanks you, Dear Readers, for taking the time to read today’s publication. The branding24seven community is here to inspire and encourage as you, Dear Readers, are embarking on the exhilarating journey to design the life of your dreams. This blog wants you to have the confidence to chase your goals with reckless abandon!
The JMS team thanks you for your support as you continue to submit requests by email or via the contact form. Don’t stop, Dear Readers! As a small consulting firm, the JMS team feels lucky to have the ability to support clients across industries through any given crisis that rocks their daily operations. We want to do the same for you, Dearest Readers. We love creating articles that make you think, question everything you thought you knew, and change your life! Come back every week for actionable tips to level up your time management skills and optimize your financial or professional goals. Please share this publication with friends and colleagues.
Dear Readers, we want to hear from you!
What are you doing to increase your value as an employee in a post-pandemic world? Did you like our solutions, or do you think that we missed the mark? What else can this blog cover that will help you optimize your professional goals in 2021, Dear Readers?
Let us know by email at jms@branding24seven.com or by mail at JMStrategy LLC
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Dear Readers, here is more content from the JMS team to help you get your lives on track and reach all your dreams:
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