Tips for Becoming a Thriving Employee

DALE STERNBERG

Tips for Becoming a Thriving Employee

As the managing director of The Firm Search, LLC, in Los Angeles, California, Dale Sternberg recruits talent for positions related to marketing, marketing analytics, and market research. Dale Sternberg also enjoys reading about human behavior and psychology in relation to the workplace.

Tips for Becoming a Thriving Employee

In a recent article in U.S. News & World Report article, Paula Davis-Laack, a renowned author and founder of the Davis Laack Stress & Resilience Institute, shared strategies to help employees become thriving members of their organizations. Davis-Laack notes that thriving people are more valuable employees, experience higher levels of job satisfaction, and report increased organizational commitment.

Tips for Becoming a Thriving Employee

To become a thriving employee, Davis-Laack suggests that people engage in job crafting , which involves negotiating new job content and adding meaning to jobs functions. Davis-Laack cites that research indicates job crafting yields increased work engagement and higher job performance. Along with job crafting, Davis-Laack states that thriving employees seek opportunities to learn , solicit feedback from managers, and attempt to develop new skills. Davis-Laack also emphasizes the importance of working in an environment that balances boredom and anxiety to create “flow,” a term generated by psychologist Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi.