Look for a book called Topgrading, it's a methodology and defines A,B and C players.
Roughly from memory:
A's are smart, get things done. The important thing is:
An A player in one role may not be an A player in another role.
If you put your best programmer at your retail store, you're probably going to have a bad time.
How do you overcome it? Find your passion, make sure you work with others that are A players (one trademark of A players is that they gravitate together), work on your skills and study peripheral ideas that could be implemented.
If you're doing the above then youre probably an A player, if youre on Facebook half the day or complaining that someone didnt refill the coffee pot then you're probably not an A player in the role that you are in and you need to decide to train up or move somewhere where you can be an A player.
Roughly from memory: A's are smart, get things done. The important thing is: An A player in one role may not be an A player in another role. If you put your best programmer at your retail store, you're probably going to have a bad time.
How do you overcome it? Find your passion, make sure you work with others that are A players (one trademark of A players is that they gravitate together), work on your skills and study peripheral ideas that could be implemented. If you're doing the above then youre probably an A player, if youre on Facebook half the day or complaining that someone didnt refill the coffee pot then you're probably not an A player in the role that you are in and you need to decide to train up or move somewhere where you can be an A player.