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| Nigeria’s Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina |
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lot of people think that if they say ‘yes’ to everything they will get noticed,
get praised and get promoted. Not
true. The clever manager above them will
use this ‘I’ll do it’ mentality and you will end up overworked, undervalued and
abused. Before you put hand up to
volunteer for anything, think very carefully.
You have to ask yourself various questions.
lot of people think that if they say ‘yes’ to everything they will get noticed,
get praised and get promoted. Not
true. The clever manager above them will
use this ‘I’ll do it’ mentality and you will end up overworked, undervalued and
abused. Before you put hand up to
volunteer for anything, think very carefully.
You have to ask yourself various questions.
·
What
is this person asking for volunteers?
What
is this person asking for volunteers?
·
How
will this further my plan?
How
will this further my plan?
·
How
will I look to senior management if I volunteer?
How
will I look to senior management if I volunteer?
·
How
will I look if I don’t volunteer?
How
will I look if I don’t volunteer?
·
Is
this a dirty job that no one else wants?
Is
this a dirty job that no one else wants?
·
Or
is this person genuinely, desperately overburdened and really in need of my
help?
Or
is this person genuinely, desperately overburdened and really in need of my
help?
It
might well be a dirty job that no one else wants and by volunteering you might
look very good in the eyes of senior management – they think you capable of
rising to a challenge, being useful and being prepared to get your sleeves
rolled up and stuck in. On the other
hand they might think you a prat. Or if you volunteer to do the filling they’ll
see you as a mere filing clerk. Or you
might generate a load of goodwill for helping out someone in real need of
support. Be careful and choose your
moments. There’s no point sticking your hand up if it means you’re going to be
seen as a monkey. Only step that one step forward when you are confident you
will look good, gain benefit or make a difference to someone who needs help.
might well be a dirty job that no one else wants and by volunteering you might
look very good in the eyes of senior management – they think you capable of
rising to a challenge, being useful and being prepared to get your sleeves
rolled up and stuck in. On the other
hand they might think you a prat. Or if you volunteer to do the filling they’ll
see you as a mere filing clerk. Or you
might generate a load of goodwill for helping out someone in real need of
support. Be careful and choose your
moments. There’s no point sticking your hand up if it means you’re going to be
seen as a monkey. Only step that one step forward when you are confident you
will look good, gain benefit or make a difference to someone who needs help.
Also
be aware that sometimes you seem to have volunteered without putting your hand
up or stepping forward. It just happens
that sometimes all your colleagues take a collective step backwards leaving you
there out in the open seeming volunteering when you really had no intension of
doing so. The first time this happens you will have to ride with it and do the
job – but make sure it doesn’t happen again, not to a Rules player, not
twice. Keep your ear better attuned next
time you feel out the collective approach and make sure you’re stepping
backwards with the rest of them.
be aware that sometimes you seem to have volunteered without putting your hand
up or stepping forward. It just happens
that sometimes all your colleagues take a collective step backwards leaving you
there out in the open seeming volunteering when you really had no intension of
doing so. The first time this happens you will have to ride with it and do the
job – but make sure it doesn’t happen again, not to a Rules player, not
twice. Keep your ear better attuned next
time you feel out the collective approach and make sure you’re stepping
backwards with the rest of them.
RULE 1.4“BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR HAND UP TO VOLUTEER FOR ANYTHING, THINK VERY
CAREFULLY”.
(Excerpts from THE
RULES OF WORK by Richard Templer Read “How to make yourself Indispensable” from The Rules tomorrow on Asabeafrika)
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