Tips that could enhance your career to a greater extent.
1. Effective
communication forms the foundation for a positive work alliance. You
need to be able to tell your potential ally what you need and listen
deeply to what they need.
2. Treat
your allies as equals. No matter their position within your
organization, all people are equal; they just have different jobs.
Believe this.
3. Exhibit total professionalism. Never participate in gossip or in discussing the business of coworkers behind their backs.
4. Make
sure you are not forming an exclusive club that the rest of your
organization will fear and resent. But, you must take the time to
develop strong relationships with your allies.
5. When
working on a project together, always put forth your best efforts. Be
the person who is willing to do extra to strengthen the collaboration
and the outcome or product.
6. Keep
your promises. If you say you will do something, do it. People need to
depend upon you and the deadlines to which you commit.
7. Resolve
any conflicts or disputes at your earliest opportunity. Unresolved
conflict festers just under the surface in organizations.
8. Be an ally. Support your colleague’s ability to accomplish his or her mission, too. Give credit for ideas and solutions.
9. Effective managers delegate and don’t micromanage. Prioritize your tasks to focus on the important ones.
10. Your
workspace should keep you motivated, not provide hot spots for
daydreaming. Dress up your desk with items that keep you focused.
11. Too
much to do at work? Add another task to your list: take a vacation and
relax. People can’t operate at full throttle on the job day after day.
12. It’s
a fact that taking breaks will increase productivity. It’s been proven
in studies. If you need to, find someone to help ensure you take a
morning and afternoon break.
13. Establish a routine of planning your week and your day. This will allow you to have your most productive week all the time.
14. Delegate
or delete the non-essential items from your to-do list. The best way to
do this is to always do your most important things first.
15. Make sure you plan in enough time between activities and appointments, and find ways to fail proof being on time.
16. Choose to enjoy your time at work. Find others who are like this and spread good cheer. It’s contagious and it grows.
17. Deadlines,
tough bosses, rude clients, slow computers. Don’t make them into large
dramas. Don’t lament the challenges of the world.
18. Try
doing something different. If you always go on a trip, try taking a
more local vacation, and really get some good rest time.
19. When
you complain or fight on everything, then your power to ask for things
is diminished. Save it up for when you really need it.
20. Don’t
wait for your company to tell you what to do. Think creatively about
how you can work with others to generate a greater result than if you
had each worked on this alone.
21. If
you are asked a question that stumps you or surprises you, never feel
like you have to answer it right away. Seek more time to think about or
research your answer.
22. Don’t
immediately reject critiques from others, even if you don’t like or
respect them. Sometimes people you don’t like may be giving you more
honest feedback.
23. Be
open to change. Give it a chance. Adapt to new things while using your
experience to guide you, and you will have great success.
24. Always be on the lookout for opportunities to learn and improve your skills. Look for good seminars and training.
25. Set up a routine for “busy days” - perhaps you work 2-4 extra hours, and stick to that schedule, working nothing beyond it.
26. Schedule things like “break”, “coffee”, or even “video games” into your calendar just like you would a conference call.
27. There
is a time and a place for perfectionism - when things are busy,
consciously choose the areas in which you are willing to slack.
28. Whether
it be business or personal support, busy times call for a morale boost
on a regular basis. Hire a temp virtual assistant or call a good friend.
29. Everyone
has a few things that are guaranteed to bring your stress level down to
normal. Know your ‘relax buttons’ and get them on your schedule now.
30. For many
people, a computer is the central tool at work. Optimizing the energy
settings for computers and other devices can be more than a modest
energy saver.
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