I often tell people asking for job advice that the best job is often the one they have and that the challenge is to make it the one they want. If that’s true, supervisors can help employees in that quest: ask what they like about their job, and what they don’t; coach them about the things they don’t like about the job; see if they have suggestions about how to improve efficiencies and effectiveness; keep an eye on their overall level of engagement and ask what else might be needed to maintain it; show them you’re interested in their ideas and celebrate their efforts. If employees believe that a job is worth having, that belief will help create that fact. Balance the basic things they do with other things that challenge and excite them, keep them engaged, and actively manage their job satisfaction. Those that love their jobs will be your most dedicated, productive, and loyal employees today.
William James (1842 – 1910): American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States
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