Job Satisfaction or Salary
When choosing your career path, it is often said that one must choose between job satisfaction and salary, as it is impossible to achieve both. In times of economic uncertainty, many people are choosing careers based on salary alone, however, Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, now warns that this decision can have adverse effects.
According to Pink, selecting a career based on a list of the highest salaries is a recipe for disaster. If you embark on a career that you do not enjoy, or are not suited to, solely for the perceived financial reward, it can prevent reach your earning potential, as dissatisfied employees rarely flourish and achieve promotion.
Therefore, it has never been more important to identify your core strengths, understand what you can offer, and how to promote your talents to ensure that you can reach your maximum earning potential.
Self-awareness is the foundation for achieving higher levels of performance and it is a skill that can be taught to all.
On October 31st 2013, Ian Cameron, Managing Director of the McQuaig Institute, and Louise Kursmark, Director of BlueSteps Executive Career Service, will be hosting a one hour executive seminar focusing on how you, too, can learn these key skills and ensure that you reach your long-term career management goals.
This executive seminar will cover:
According to Pink, selecting a career based on a list of the highest salaries is a recipe for disaster. If you embark on a career that you do not enjoy, or are not suited to, solely for the perceived financial reward, it can prevent reach your earning potential, as dissatisfied employees rarely flourish and achieve promotion.
Therefore, it has never been more important to identify your core strengths, understand what you can offer, and how to promote your talents to ensure that you can reach your maximum earning potential.
Self-awareness is the foundation for achieving higher levels of performance and it is a skill that can be taught to all.
On October 31st 2013, Ian Cameron, Managing Director of the McQuaig Institute, and Louise Kursmark, Director of BlueSteps Executive Career Service, will be hosting a one hour executive seminar focusing on how you, too, can learn these key skills and ensure that you reach your long-term career management goals.
This executive seminar will cover:
- How to utilize your 'unique selling point' to advance your career
- How to identify and exploit your core strengths to ensure you make the right career move
- How to align your personal temperament with the demands of your current job to get noticed
- How to showcase your past accomplishments effectively
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