Take this assessment, and create a Reflective Blog
posting that discusses how your values align with the values of your workplace;
be certain to point out the major similarities and differences and address how
you might mitigate those differences.
The assessment lists a number of excellent and
important workplace values that one should take into consideration when looking
into representing who you are and what you are looking to achieve on a
professional level. Verifying which values you feel are most important to you
is imperative to each individual’s success in their position as well as their
long term career. When breaking down which values you feel are absolutely
needed in your organization to consider yourself satisfied with your job and what
you deem will make or break your success in an organization, it is significant
to have a clear and honest opinion about who you are, what your short and long
term goals are and where you see yourself in the upcoming years. Without having
a defined view of these things, it is unlikely for anyone to be successful in
their attempts to gain success without having a full understanding of what it
is they are looking to achieve.
After taking the assessment my five core values were
listed as follows; (I also listed a sixth as I felt it was just as important as some of the others listed)
1. Opportunity for balance between work and family life
2. Stability and security
3. Teamwork and work groups
4. Clear advancement tracks and opportunity for
advancement
5. Respect, recognition and being valued
6. Variety and a changing work pace
The similarities between my work place and my core
values relate sufficiently enough to the point where I am comfortable with where
I am, what I do and how my career is progressing. The opportunity for balance
between work and family life is essential to my success as I am a new wife and
soon to be new mother. It is important that I am able to balance between being
able to be successful in my profession as well as be a good wife and mother. My
manager has offered me a variety of flexibility when it comes to understanding
the changes that are taking place in my life which has allowed me to continue
to be successful professionally, however the difference between my core values
and my position, is that I feel the organization as a whole could be a little
more understanding to new mothers, who are continuing to work full time and
pursue their education. I feel as though more opportunities for daycares and a
bit more flexibility with time would really help out anyone who may be becoming
a new parent.
Stability and security offer similarities to my core
values as it is imperative for me to offer a stable profession and environment
for my family. It is important to know that I will continue to keep my job as
long as I continue to work hard and deliver great results, instead of having
the worry that I may be laid off in certain industries such as the airline
industry. The differences of stability and security as compared to my values,
is the fear of becoming too reliant on the security I have at my job. I feel as
though many individuals tend to get stuck in a position or organization because
they become afraid to leave the security of it. Therefore, I need to remind
myself that sometimes taking chances can offer amazing outcomes.
Teamwork and work groups offer similarities to my
core values as I believe that teamwork is absolutely necessary in an
organization in order for it to be successful. I think that each department
should offer team functions and activities to ensure that all team members feel
included and take part in the overall success of each other. The differences in
teamwork and work groups to my values is that I feel my organization can do a
bit more to ensure that the organization as a whole feels like a team instead
of just departmentally. This would ensure all levels would feel as though they
could coincide with one another on a more personal level as well.
Clear advancement tracks are essential to my
professional success and that is why I have listed it as a core value. The
similarities and differences this value and my organization hold is that while
there is room for advancement in certain departments or areas of the
organization, there tends to be a number of competition for opportunity for
advancement as there are many individuals who have been with the University for
some time who have already proven themselves and are awaiting the chance for a
promotion to take place. While Embry-Riddle Worldwide does offer a number of
campuses worldwide the opportunity for advancement at the Worldwide
Headquarters is less likely as it is fairly small.
The similarities and differences of my core value
respect and recognition is important as I feel that these two things are
extremely important for an individual to feel job satisfaction. The similarities
of this value are true to my organization as Embry-Riddle Worldwide does its
best to recognize those special individuals who have stood out amongst the
crowd during the year. For instance this year, I received the “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty” award
at the Worldwide Headquarters all hands on meeting this month. It was amazing
to be recognized for all of the hard work and effort I had put forth throughout
the year, however I also believe that recognition and value should be addressed
periodically throughout the year. I think this helps employees understand where
they stand in their position and also addresses their strengths and weaknesses.
The similarities and differences of the variety and
changing work pace value and my organization is that while my current position
does offer certain challenges, the job can get a bit redundant and tedious. It
is important for me to always continue to be challenged and ensure that I am
keeping up with the pace of my job description but that I am also changing my
own pace to ensure that I am never too overwhelmed or bored with my job. I
think a healthy balance of each would make it possible to maintain job
enrichment.
Cassandra R.
