如何保持職業激情？去找一份你“力所不及”的工作

????MPW內部網絡是一個邀請最具影響力商界女性及時解答職業與領導力問題的在線社區。本周，我們的問題是：你如何保持工作激情？以下是懷斯曼集團(Wiseman Group)總裁、《職場新人生存技能：學習比經驗更重要》(Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work)一書作者莉茲?懷斯曼的回答。

????要對工作保持激情，最可靠的方法就是避開你完全勝任的工作崗位。

????我24歲時就進入了管理崗位，當時我剛從商學院畢業一年，正在甲骨文公司（Oracle Corporation）工作。公司讓我擔任全公司的培訓主管，并要求我負責組建一所公司大學。我感覺自己并沒有做好擔任管理職位的準備，而且這份工作的職責范圍太大，但拒絕升職似乎不是明智之選。一年后，公司要求我將甲骨文大學（Oracle University）推廣到全球100多個國家。大多數公司似乎會要求一位成熟的成年人去做這件事。但我沒有時間質疑自己；我必須快速學習。

????大約一年后，公司副總裁鮑勃?謝弗將我介紹給客戶公司的一位高管。當鮑勃告訴他我負責甲骨文大學時，那位客戶臉上露出帶有敬畏的吃驚表情。鮑勃告訴他：“嚴格來說，莉茲的資格確實略有不足……但她很聰明，做得非常出色?！蔽曳瘩g說：“鮑勃，如果完全夠格，那還能從中學到什么？我從來沒想過找一份自己能完全勝任的工作?！?/p>

????經過令人興奮的15年之后，我的學習曲線終于變得平緩，我煩惱地意識到：最終，我還是具備了當前職務的資格。那種挑戰自己的愉悅已經不復存在。所以我開始嘗試尋找一些自己不知道如何去做的事情（培訓其他高管的領導力）。當然，我又從這份新差事中找到了令人興奮的新鮮感。

????我開始意識到，對于職場中的我們來說，最好的工作通常是那些我們尚不具備充分資歷的工作。初入職場時，某些天賦會被激發，學習者的優勢顯露無疑。如果我們能突破目前的能力范圍，便會接觸到不同的思維模式——我將這種心態稱為新人的生存技能——我們會表現出最佳的水準，沉浸于學習帶來的興奮當中。

????如果你在工作中已經得心應手，或許你應該找一份自己尚不能完全勝任的工作。以下是我的幾條建議：

????從事新領域的工作

????如果你一直在負責一個消費類產品營銷團隊，或許你需要嘗試一下企業產品部門，了解如何開拓新市場。

????接受延伸性挑戰

????接受難度大一倍或者兩倍的挑戰。你不需要離開當前的崗位；只是促使自己突破自身能力的最大極限。

????接受范圍更廣的職責

????或許，你應該將部門項目提高一個層次，在整個公司推而廣之。

????崗位交換

????如果你不能擴大當前職務的范圍，可以用一天或一周時間，臨時與相鄰領域的同事交換職務。利用這種交換，獲得新的見解，為當前的工作注入新的活力。

????如果有人不愿意在你身上冒險怎么辦？在這種情況下，你最好的選擇或許是主動站出來，而不是等待邀請。不要單方面地奪走一個更大職務的控制權，但你可以主動承擔一些當前工作范圍之外的責任。詢問上司自己能幫她分擔些什么。從小事開始證明自己。

????不論你在做什么工作，如果你對它已經輕車熟路，那就不要繼續做太長時間。努力讓自己的學習曲線保持急速上升趨勢。這樣一來，你不僅可以始終保持最佳表現，還能讓你獲得創造力，讓你始終自信滿滿。（財富中文網）

????譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

????MPW Insider Network is one of several online communities where the biggest names in business answer timely career and leadership questions. This week, we ask: How do you stay excited about your job? The following is an answer by Liz Wiseman, president of Wiseman Group and author ofRookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work.

????The surest way to stay excited about your work is to avoid jobs that you are actually qualified for.

????I was thrown into management at the tender age of 24, just a year out of business school, while working for Oracle Corporation ORCL 0.05% . They made me head of training across the entire company and charged me with building a corporate university. I didn’t feel ready for management, and the job was more than a few sizes too big, but it seemed unwise to turn down a promotion. A year later, I was asked to globalize Oracle University in more than 100 countries. This seemed like a job most companies would ask a full-fledged adult to do. But I didn’t have time to second-guess myself; I had a lot to learn, and quickly.

????About a year later, my vice president, Bob Shaver, introduced me to an executive who worked for one of Oracle’s clients. When Bob told him that I ran Oracle University, the client flinched with noticeable surprise. Bob assured him, “Yes, Liz isn’t technically that qualified…but she’s bright and doing a great job.” I retorted, “Bob, if you are qualified, what’s to learn? I never want a job I’m qualified for.”

????After 15 thrilling years, my learning curve eventually flattened, and I came to a troubling realization: I was, at last, legitimately qualified for my role. The exhilaration was gone. So I ventured out in search of something I didn’t know how to do (teaching other executives to lead.) Sure enough, in this virgin terrain, work was again exciting.

????I began to see that the best jobs are often the ones we’re not “ready” for. In our rookie state a certain genius gets sparked and a learner’s advantage kicks in. When we are stretched beyond our current capabilities, we can tap into a different mindset—what I have come to call rookie smarts—where we perform at our best and revel in the thrill of learning.

????If you’ve started to settle into your job, it might be time to take a role for which you aren’t fully qualified. Here are some ways you can “disqualify yourself:”

????Take a job in a new domain

????If you’ve been running a consumer products marketing team, perhaps you need to venture over to the enterprise product division and learn how to lead in a new market.

????Take on a stretch challenge

????Tackle a challenge that is a size or two too big. You don’t need to leave your job; just move to the frontier by pushing yourself to the outer limit of what you know how to do.

????Take on a broader role

????Maybe it’s time to take your divisional program to the next level and champion the initiative across the entire company.

????Borrow a job

????If you can’t upsize your current role, try temporarily swapping jobs with a colleague in an adjacent area for a day or week. Use the exchange to gain new insights and bring renewed energy to your current job.

????What if someone isn’t willing to take a chance on you? Then this might be one of those occasions when it’s best to just show up for the party rather than wait for an invitation. Don’t unilaterally seize control of a bigger job, but do take the initiative to work beyond the scope of your current job. Ask your manager what work you can take off her plate. Start small and prove yourself.

????Whatever you do, just don’t linger too long in a job that you’re qualified for. Work on the steep side of a learning curve. Not only will you keep performing at your best, you’ll engage your creative energies and feel on top of the world.