On The Sunday Night Blues Test

This week’s learning draws inspiration from ‘First, Break all the Rules’ by Marcus Buckingham.

Mike was a star manager at his courier company. His management strategy revolved around one principle – His most important goal in working together with his employees was to help the employee figure out who he/she really is.

So, Mike always asked them to take the ‘Sunday Night Blues Test‘. Sarah was one such example.
If Sarah didn’t feel the stab of blues when she looked at herself in the mirror on Sunday night , she should ask herself – ‘Why? What is it about the role and what I do that I love so much?’

And if she did feel the stab of blues, she should ask herself – ‘What do I need in the current role to look forward to the week?’
And then, ‘Can it be improved upon or do I need to look elsewhere?

Isn’t that a truly amazing way of looking at work? What if our objective every week was to think about work as a way of figuring out who we really are? And then working proactively to ensure we are happy doing what we do.
The world would be a MUCH better place for it.. That’s for sure!

Here’s to testing out the ‘Sunday Night Blues Test’ this week!