To Be of Use

Instead of thinking add value or value added, think: to be of use.

Isn’t the concept of adding value just about the most overused saying in the Universe? And what does it mean anyway? Does it mean that the value you were providing in the first place isn’t good enough. And how can you even get your mind around it without thinking about an extra large Coke and fries? Okay, lets let the corporate types keep the value phrase and sayings and try to get our minds around something that makes sense: to be of use.

Here is a simple way to determine if you are of use to your company. If you had to miss a couple of weeks, would your manager miss you? And herein lies the secret. You want your manager to consider you of such use, that if you were to miss that much work, he would  wail like a banshee, gnash his teeth like a maimed-monster and vomit violently.

It doesn’t matter what role you fill either. You could be a top technician or a parts truck driver. The key is to do your job so well you will be of use.

Forget the fries, forget the Coke (We haven’t spoken about nutrition around here, have we? We will), think in terms of to be of use, and you will.