A fit to be found

When I heard the phrase "fit to be found" a few years ago, I thought that this was absolutely ridiculous and the idea held no truth, but upon reflection and numerous opportunities to revisit the idea, I firmly believe that this concept is true. For each person, there is a perfect job or role and for each role or job, there is a perfect person to fill that role.

For each person that you have on your staff – or possibly this applies to you and your current role, every day that someone remains in a job that they despise, dislike, or do not want to do, they are keeping that job or role from the person who would absolutely love to be doing it on a daily basis. And for each day someone is in a job that they do not enjoy, they are not in the perfect job for them. I have stood up in front of multiple companies, pisions of Fortune 500 firms, and teams that I have led and outlined this premise.

I follow the explanation of the premise outlined above with the following offer: if you are in a role that you do not like, speak up. I, and the management team, will not hold this against you. We will work with you to find a role that you like and possibly love, either in the department, pision, or company or outside the company. I want people to enjoy and love their work. If the job isn't working for you, then it isn't working for the company.

This is a rare and unique position and proposition. I have lost employees because they wanted out of the company and we helped them to leave, but I have gained many more engaged, happy, and loyal employees because of this position and policy. It works. Give it a try with your analytics teams.