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.