Valuing Your Value

Sometimes you might feel that what you're doing isn't ‘real’ work.

If it's not hard, complex or high speed, surely it's not high value?

Things like visiting staff in satellite offices, having dinner with stakeholders, attending a conference, preparing for a meeting, or having coffee with an old colleague.

But, maybe you have:

• Opened up opportunities for investment or funding

• Encouraged talented employees to come on board

• Raised the profile of the organisation

• Influenced decision-makers

• Given remote staff a sense that they are heard and understood

Some questions to ask are:

👉 Where do you add unique value, that others can't?

👉 What are the things that you do easily that others would dread?

One client recently reflected that two hours of travel to sign an agreement which initially felt like a poor use of time, had actually yielded $1M in savings for the company by checking and tweaking the small print. Not bad for an afternoon's work.

Next time you feel the urge to prove your worth, consider and quantify the value you're adding. (PS. it still counts if you like doing it)