Forge Ahead If Others Are Dragging Their Feet

Forge ahead if others are dragging their feet

 

I am of the school of thought to forge ahead if others are dragging their feet on anything, particularly if you are the one that will be answerable for results at the end of the day.

Your Professional Development

Your professional development

 

A measure of your professional development is measuring how many submissions you are asked to rework by your superiors in a given week/month against the total number of your accepted deliveries. Paying close attention to this very important metric will help you to see how far you have developed as a professional or need to develop.

Passing the Buck

Passing the buck

 

Inasmuch as it is fitting not to pass the buck, there are legitimate occasions when the buck must be passed for corporate good and whoever it is passed to must accept it in good faith in the spirit of collective responsibility and move on.

Gauge Its Impact Before You Explore It

Gauge its impact before you explore it

 

Once you know the importance your team or organisation places on an ideal, anything that will make you compromise that standard should be gauged on its impact value to help you ascertain if you should explore it.

To Stand Out, Focus on the Big Picture

To stand out, focus on the big picture 

To stand out at work, do not get stuck in the rut of merely doing things or the usual rounds. Focus on the big picture and work with that consciousness in mind.

Define Your Work Activities per Time

Define your work activities per time

 

A considerable portion of the things we do during work hours are not work. Otherwise, how do we account for the time spent gisting, Facebooking, WhatsApping, tweeting, Instagramming, plus unofficial surfing and emailing during office hours? If only we can define our activities per time, then we will be able to determine what time we spend on quality work and what time goes into other non-work activities. The Psalmist rightly says, “teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”

Every System Failure is Traceable to Man

Every system failure is traceable to man

 

Every system failure is traceable to man: some to the oversight of those who designed it, most to the carelessness of those who execute it, some to the incompetence of those who maintain it.

Let the System Be Independent of You

Let the system be independent of you

 

Your indisposition or unavailability should not truncate the flow of the system. Otherwise, whatever you are doing is not a system, but a showmanship. Even at that, the Thespians (the masters of shows) have a saying that no matter what happens, "The Show Must Go On!"

Your Payment and Expectations of You

Your payment and expectations of you

 

It is rent-seeking mentality to expect your payment to remain intact even after you fouled the rules of business engagement or fell short of organisational expectations.

Everything About Your Work Has Financial Value

Everything about your work has financial value

 

Everything we do in the office, about work or around the office has financial value, either profit or loss. How we feel about this or react to it does not change that fact, we only need to align ourselves as required per time.

The Naïve vs the Smart Worker

The naïve vs the smart worker

 

The naïve worker believes that a long-drawn dutiful and energetic activity done over a stretch of time is the key to success in the workplace. The smart worker knows that a perfect blend of intelligence and focused efforts deployed toward the same end within an increasingly decreasing timeline is the key to accelerated climbing of the corporate ladder.

The Absurdity That Follows a Job Search

The absurdity that follows a job search

 

One of the absurdities I have observed in this part of the world is that people are more diligent and painstaking in looking for a job than in working when they finally land a job.

What Does Feedback Mean to You?

What Does Feedback Mean to You?

 

Feedback is meant to better our deliverables and improve our processes, and not all of it will be communicated in an agreeable manner. Our duty is to take it in good faith and treat it on its merit without creating bad blood in the process.

An Assignment is a Bestowal of Trust

Assignment or delegation is a bestowal of trust, it is better declined than broken.

The Welfare of Your Computer

The welfare of your computer

 

A computer has no welfare regimen on its own except as wrought by its operator, and the ailments of these tools are as a result of how we manage them. So, blame not your system, but your handling of it, for whatever lapses it is outputting. The computer is not responsible for its own welfare.

Only Attitude and Work Rate Will Get You Favoured

Only attitude and work rate will get you favoured

 

You won’t gain any mileage from an intelligent person by scheming and pushing. Only the right attitude and sincere work rate will get you favoured, not one done with eye service because that is also scheming.

Your Parent Organisation and You

Your parent organisation and you

 

If your brand is stronger, your voice is louder and you are more visible than your parent organisation, you are not wise. They will soon gain from losing you.