{"id":4498,"date":"2020-04-07T16:16:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2020-04-08T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T13:52:24","slug":"an-idea-that-hits-the-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/en\/an-idea-that-hits-the-target\/","title":{"rendered":"An idea that hits the target"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cDraw the target around your arrow!\u201d An idea for slackers, I reckoned. Plant my arrow first and then say that I\u2019ve hit the bullseye!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The person who wrote this piece of advice used this particular imagery to discuss our talents, aspirations and wishes. How many people can say that their job matches their talents, ambitions and abilities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrow-1501329_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/arrow-1501329_640.png\" alt=\"arrow-1501329_640\" class=\"wp-image-3169\" width=\"224\" height=\"210\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Walt Disney was famous for recruiting talented people without having any particular job available. He believed in the principle that it was better to recruit a talented person before the competition did. Then he would create the job around the person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen years ago, I returned to work after parental leave. I planted my arrow: working hours that fitted in with school times, no team to manage, working independently. My boss had no problem drawing the target around my arrow. Result: an extremely motivated staff member who continually exceeded her goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What target should you draw around your arrow so that you can flourish in your job?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDraw the target around your arrow!\u201d An idea for slackers, I reckoned. Plant my arrow first and then say that I\u2019ve hit the bullseye! The person who wrote this piece of advice used this particular imagery to discuss our talents, aspirations and wishes. How many people can say that their job matches their talents, ambitions and abilities? Walt Disney was famous for recruiting talented people without having any particular job available. He believed in the principle that it was better to recruit a talented person before the competition did. Then he would create the job around the person. Fifteen years ago, I returned to work after parental leave. I planted my arrow: working hours that fitted in with school times, no team to manage, working independently. My boss had no problem drawing the target around my arrow. Result: an extremely motivated staff member who continually exceeded her goals. What target should you draw around your arrow so that you can flourish in your job?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2538,2539,2540,2541,2542],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bullesbygundula.com\/en\/an-idea-that-hits-the-target\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An idea that hits the target - Bulles de bonheur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cDraw the target around your arrow!\u201d An idea for slackers, I reckoned. 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