MY POSITION

Designing My Ideal Work Role

Exercise 3.7.1

Based on my Goals (Personal-, Professional- and Financial-)

Leadership versus Support

Where do you see yourself?

Leading a team.

Contributing as part of a team.

Working independently.

Where will you have the biggest impact?

Influencing vision and direction.

Bringing someone else’s vision to life.

Which tasks would you prefer to perform daily?

Making decisions.

Supporting others in carrying decisions out.

Strategy versus Operations

How would you rather be involved?

Strategizing, setting direction, planning and solving big-picture problems.

Operations execution, implementing plans, managing practical details.

Creation versus Optimization

Which tasks excite you?

Creating something new - E.g. Ideas, products, systems.

Improving existing things - E.g. Making processes more eﬃcient or solving problems.

People versus Process

What do you care more about?

Working with people - E.g. Clients, customers, teams.

Working with processes, tools, systems or data.

Frontstage versus Backstage

I would prefer?

Visible, high-responsibility roles - E.g. Presenting, negotiating, leading.

Low-profile, high-impact work - E.g. Supporting, organizing, optimizing.

Work Mode

Environment