Job crafting is modifying a job to make it more engaging and meaningful for the jobholder. Furthermore, job crafting is done by the employee. They attempt to make constructive changes to their job, either by how they think about their job or what they do in their job . Three drivers for job crafting are to: • gain more control over work • engage more in the work and • develop better connections with others at work. These motivations lead to reshaping one’s job. In this webinar, we look at how job crafting can be done easily to accommodate one's strengths on the job. This work comes from Dr. Tim Baker's book, "Breaking the Proactive Paradox: Maximizing Performance Through Empowerment."

1. Capitalising On
Strengths
Through Job
Crafting
Dr. Tim Baker
tim@winnersatwork.com.au
www.winnersatwork.com.au

2. Dr. Tim Baker

3. Sounds like a
good idea, but
how can it be
organized?

4. What is job crafting?
How do we job craft?
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5. There is a high
correlation between
what people enjoy
doing and their
strengths.

7. Example
Paul works in IT in customer support. He
spends most of his time on a help line but had
a passion for testing and improving new
software. Through discussions with his
manager, Paul joined a group that tested new
applications before they were launched in the
company. This took up about three hours every
month.
Whilst Paul’s role didn’t substantially change
through job crafting, he was delighted that his
skill and passion for analysis of new
applications was being recognized.

8. Example
Harry, a bus driver, decides to give
helpful sightseeing advice while
travelling his regular route from the
airport to the city. He’s mindful that
many of his passengers are from out of
town. Harry perceives his job as more
than driving a bus (cognitive crafting).
By using his extensive local knowledge,
Harry decides to use his extroverted
personality to good effect. He decides to
add sightseeing to his primary task of
driving a bus.

9. Example
Marilyn is an architect who specializes in
designing offices for large companies.
She goes out of her way to organize
several informal meetings with her
clients on a new office design project.
During these meetings, Marilyn—instead
of looking at the current office layout—
observes the way people are working
and how they interact with one another.
After several visits, Marilyn changes the
office designs based on her observations
and interactions with the customer.

10. Special
Employment
Needs
• older employees
• employees with disabilities or
health problems
• parents with young children,
particularly female employees

11. Job crafting
program consists
of four steps:
1. Training
2. Recording Work Activity
3. Reflecting
4. Planning

12. Breaking the Proactive
Paradox
Dr Tim Baker
Fri, February 24, 2022
10am to 10:30am AEST
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/226194813777

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