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Is Your Job a Good Fit? | The Next Big Idea Daily

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Self-improvement, Arts, Books, Society & Culture, Education

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

You’re probably used to looking for so-called good jobs and avoiding bad ones, but we might be better off looking for jobs that fit, that are a good match for our talents and personality. This approach would be better for employers and employees alike, according to Andre Martin, author of “Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever.” 🎙️ Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 🎁 Get 75% off a Next Big Idea express membership when you use code DAILY75 at https://nextbigideaclub.com/gift

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0:00.0

Happy Monday. I'm Michael Kovnet, host of the Next Big Idea's sister podcast, The Next Big Idea Daily.

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0:22.1

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0:27.3

Good morning. I'm your host, Michael Kovnat, and this is The Next Big Idea Daily,

0:35.9

the show that gives you quick insights from the latest

0:38.2

nonfiction books, making it effortless for you to get smarter while sipping your morning coffee.

0:44.2

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0:49.1

others can find the show too.

0:50.8

Now, how well do you fit with your job?

0:53.4

You're probably used to looking for so-called good

0:55.7

jobs and avoiding bad ones, but we might be better off looking for jobs that fit, that are a good

1:01.3

match for our talents and personality. This approach would be better for employers and employees

1:06.8

alike, according to Andre Martin, author of Wrong Fit, Right Fit, Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever.

1:13.9

Andre is an organizational psychologist and talent management executive.

1:18.0

Here he is to share some of his big ideas.

1:24.8

During my time as chief talent and learning officer at revered brands like Nike, Mars, Target, and Google,

1:31.5

I met many talented people who were doing the best work of their lives.

1:36.5

They were healthy, fully engaged, confident, and optimistic about the future.

1:41.8

They walked around the howled halls of these great brands with a

1:45.6

bounce in their step and a purpose to their day. They were, in the end, a part of something that

1:51.7

just made sense to them. They had found their right fit. But in each of these companies,

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