zŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ůĞĂĚĞƌ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ďƵƚ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ĐĂƌƌLJ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞ͘ ^Ž͕ ŚŽǁ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ŐŽ ĂďŽƵƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĂƐ Ă ůĞĂĚĞƌ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ͍͟
BE A LEADER AT WORK ϲ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ By on Yun ian
hĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůLJ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚ LJŽƵ ĂƐ a leader at work without you ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŽŽ ŽďǀŝŽƵƐ ĂďŽƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐ͘ . dĂŬĞ ZĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ Learn to take responsibility for anything ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ LJŽƵƌ ĮŶŐĞƌƉƌŝŶƚ ŽŶ it. That means, as long as you ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŚĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ of the project. Learn to take responsibility for not just the ŐŽŽĚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĞǀĞŶ ďĂĚ ones. Admit to your mistakes ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŬĂLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁƌŽŶŐ͘ . Belie e n Win Win A ƌŝƐŝŶŐ ƟĚĞ ůŝŌƐ Ăůů ďŽĂƚƐ ʹ always think win win. It exists. ust because the world thinks the business world is nasty, and that you ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĞƵǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ͕ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ŶŽƚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŝƚ͘ /Ŷ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ŶŽƚ to be nasty and bullying in your 72
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ways. The power to inspire people to greater heights is in front of you. . Ž /ƚ͕ tƌŝƚĞ /ƚ This world is full of people who talk too ŵƵĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĚŽ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘ If you want to be a leader at work, act upon something. tŽƌŬ ƚŚĂƚ ƉůĂŶ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ any ideas that are simmering in your mind, write it down. It ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŵĂƩĞƌ ŝĨ ŝƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ƉůĂŶ yet, just write it down. If you ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁƌŝƚĞ ŝƚ ĚŽǁŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ one to present to and there is no record of the idea. . ^ĞĞ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ eryw ere͗ dŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ůĞĂĚ ĂƌĞ ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͘ zŽƵ need to be mindful of these ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂŶLJ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ project no one wants If LJŽƵ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĞǀĞƌLJǁŚĞƌĞ͕ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ the point.
ϱ͘ Be en͗ Ğ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ĐƌŝƟĐŝƐŵ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ Žī LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ͘ tŚĞŶ you are open to feedback, you are being fed ideas from ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĨƌĞĞ͘ KŌĞŶ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĐŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ people smarter than you. They ǁŝůů ŐŝǀĞ LJŽƵ ƟƉƐ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ďĞ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ ou need feedback to be a leader at work. ith no new ideas, a leader dries up. . 'ŝǀĞ͕ 'ŝǀĞ͕ 'ŝǀĞ͗ 'ŝǀĞ Ăůů LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ͕ thoughts, and plans. eel the ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ ƚŽ ůŝŬĞ it. hen you pour all your ideas out you will need new ones. here do new ideas ĐŽŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ͍ &ƌŽŵ ĐƌŝƟĐƐ ǁŚŽ want to tear you down, from well meaning supporters and from people you least expect. ore comes back to you. ou ŚĂǀĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŽ ŝŶƉƵƚ͘ /ƚ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ you.
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