Discover why job sharing is caring
We’ve all heard about job sharing, when two or more people dedicate themselves in a shift pattern to a single role. But have you heard of the all-new ‘job sharing’?
This is when you share your experience and knowledge of your job with the wider world so it inspires workplace progress and innovation.
This might mean announcing to colleagues your own ‘Eureka!’ moment when you suddenly realise how daily tasks can be done more easily, more quickly and more efficiently.
Or it could be when you or your entire company feel inspired by the actions of people and projects in your local area or in far-flung lands and imitate their routines and learn from their expertise.
Either way, there’s no shortage of amazing ideas and creative people that can job share and, by doing so, make workplace changes across the globe.
And with the wonder of modern technology and superfast connectivity, it’s never been easier to reveal new notions, trade tips, talk techniques, pool resources and, ultimately, help the world become a global village of imaginative thinkers.
So how does sharing and caring look like in practice, no matter where we are on the planet?
Let’s start in Finland of all places. Here teachers are acknowledged as global leaders in progressive education because they use high levels of autonomy and flexibility to organise their own teaching.
Their training programme, meanwhile, offers the chance to try out, in practice, everything that’s learned during studies.
The success of this method not only helps school pupils excel but is also shared in forums and at international conferences – inspiring the adoption of similar systems in educational establishments in many other countries.
It’s worth noting here that, while job sharing can bring benefits across borders, not every country may, initially, share the same goals.
For example, a renewable energy professional in rural Sudan has different aims from one in urban Britain, due to the differences in climate, geology and political structure.
But that doesn’t mean ideas from both job sectors shouldn’t converge.
The UK is, of course, a world leader when it comes to renewable energy and its experts in engineering, construction and planning are frequently employed by other nations to help them make bold decisions in how best to harness carbon-free energy solutions.
Conversely, the level of innovation in developing countries can also inspire change in developed nations, including the UK. Pioneering approaches to serious issues such as access to clean drinking water and the provision of sustainable housing are now being taken up here, as the global community shares answers to global issues.
This is why, whichever job sector or industry you work in, innovation via cooperation should be at the heart of your mission.
And remember that sharing your workplace ideas with friends and family, in industry blogs or on social media is good for your own career too. It not only gets you noticed but sharing your expertise kickstarts conversations and, if you keep your own mind open, you’ll learn something at the same time.
Why not broaden your work experience right now by checking out the diverse range of positions available on s1jobs? You never know you who you might inspire or be inspired by along the way!