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Arthur Marara, Point Blank
(Part 4)
As you strive for excellence in your professional life, it is essential to acknowledge that personal growth and development are just as crucial as professional growth.
Recognising areas where you can improve can help you become a more effective leader, team player, and individual.
I invite you this week to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses as a leader or colleague.
What are some characteristics or behaviours that may make it challenging for others to work with you?
Are there any habits or tendencies that could be hindering your relationships or productivity?
What are some aspects of your personality or work style that could be improved upon, and what steps can you take to address these areas?
I intend to finish the series that I started two instalments ago. If you missed the first two parts, please look for the last two publications and search for the article.
Quality conversations shape the quality of actions and results that we get. Let us go to the remaining two questions that you need to constantly ask;
Question 3 – What is there about me that makes me difficult to work for, and what needs to change?
The rate of employee turnover in some organisations is quite alarming.
There are people who actually leave organisations that are quite paying for organisations that pay less because of toxic organisational culture over sustained by the character of the leader.
The mistake you can ever make as a leader is to think that your employees have nowhere to go.
Your company is not the only place in the world, they can actually go somewhere they are treated and where the values are better and permissive of professional growth. There are several other options.
You need to set aside time for introspection.
Each and every one of us has the other side which sometimes may push away other people. You know yourself better, and the corners that need attention.
Gather the courage to have the uncomfortable conversation with yourself, and attend to these areas.
Work on yourself.
There are habits that you have developed that also put off other people.
The same applies with habits that you have noticed in other people.
George Carlin once stated that “anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac”. There are a lot of things that happen on the road, and this time many people utter some very strong words from the American vocabulary.
If this is how we feel about others on the roads, just imagine what it must be like at work.
Select your words carefully even when you are angry. Remain polite and respectfully, one day you may actually realise that you were angry and at that time you would have dispatched some very strong words.
The things that you find the most annoying in others are probably true of you to a greater or lesser extent.
Identify those, and work on fixing them. Try to do the opposite of what people expect. Their reaction may surprise you. They may actually relax, smile, and do better work as a result.
(Part 5 – coming next edition)
Arthur Marara is a corporate law attorney, keynote speaker, corporate and personal branding speaker commanding the stage with his delightful humour, raw energy, and wealth of life experiences. He is a financial wellness expert and is passionate about addressing the issues of wellness, strategy and personal and professional development.
Arthur is the author of “Toys for Adults” a thought provoking book on entrepreneurship, and “No one is Coming” a book that seeks to equip leaders to take charge.
Feedback : [email protected] or Visit his website www.arthurmarara.com or contact him on WhatsApp: +263780055152.
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