Question 1

What are the key takeaways from Bob Moesta 2.0's episode on Lenny's Podcast?

Accepted Answer

1. Employees hire companies more than companies hire employees - the moment you stop making progress in your career is the moment you start looking for another job, so take responsibility for your own career trajectory. 2. Focus on energy drivers and drains rather than job features - if you can shift from 95% energy-draining work to 50-50, you won't even feel like you're working anymore. 3. Job descriptions are made up - negotiate for more of what energizes you and less of what drains you, because companies often reshape roles for the right candidate. 4. Treat yourself like a product and prototype different career paths through informational interviews before committing to a direction. 5. Your weaknesses create your superpowers - understand both your bottom five strengths and top five to find roles where you can truly thrive.

Question 2

What does Bob Moesta 2.0 say about jobs-to-be-done and career-transitions?

Accepted Answer

"Employees hire companies more than companies hire employees. That's really the big thing. And if that's the case, how do I prepare you as an employee to know how to hire your job every single day, wherever you're at, how do you make sure you're doing the things you want to do and you're making progress in your life? Because the moment you stop making progress in your career is the moment you start looking for another job." - Bob Moesta "Money is a surrogate for respect, or I've got bills to pay or I'm falling behind, or the fact is I deserve more. And so it comes back to money has actually many, many different implications to it and it's getting people to know why they want more money. Because everybody wants more money, but the question is why do you want more money?" - Bob Moesta "Most people spend 95% of their time doing the work that sucks their energy so they get the 5% of the joy of the work they do. And what I realized is that if you can pull that ratio to 40% energy drain or 50-50, you don't even know you're working anymore because you're just used to basically always doing the grind to get where you want to go." - Bob Moesta

Question 3

What are Bob Moesta 2.0's views on jobs-to-be-done, career-transitions, self-awareness?

Accepted Answer

Bob Moesta: "Money is a surrogate for respect, or I've got bills to pay or I'm falling behind, or the fact is I deserve more. And so it comes back to money has actually many, many different implications to it and it's getting people to know why they want more money. Because everybody wants more money, but the question is why do you want more money?" Bob Moesta: "It's answering two what I call easy questions but very hard answers. Who are you and who are you not? And then ultimately, what do you want? And most people just don't think about that. They're like, how do I get the next job? And so this is why I feel like everybody, the transactional level of resumes and job descriptions and interviews, they've automated the insanity as opposed to trying to make the process better."

Bob Moesta 2.0

How to find work you love | Bob Moesta (Jobs-to-be-Done co-creator, author of "Job Moves”)

TRANSCRIPT

Bob Moesta 2.0

How to find work you love | Bob Moesta (Jobs-to-be-Done co-creator, author of "Job Moves”)

Bob Moesta 2.0

How to find work you love | Bob Moesta (Jobs-to-be-Done co-creator, author of "Job Moves”)

TRANSCRIPT

Bob Moesta 2.0

How to find work you love | Bob Moesta (Jobs-to-be-Done co-creator, author of "Job Moves”)