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Success
is a way of thinking, a consciousness. Are you content with
your current state of being? “We can let circumstances rule
us or we can take charge and rule our lives from within”.
-
Earl Nightingale
What
do EMPLOYERS want in an EMPLOYEE?
Based
on my work with business owners and managers I’ve compiled
this list.
1.
Communicate effectively – Learn the art of communicating with
different types of people. This one skill will give you the
ability to communicate with everyone you encounter in business,
from clients to co-workers to senior management, enabling
you to accelerate your success through effective people skills.
2.
Don’t assume because you’re doing a good job they are aware
of your hard work. By checking in with your managers you keep
them aware of your accomplishments and, in fact, get their
agreement that you are doing what assignment, job, or project
they want.
3.
Become a good listener.
4.
Commit to the job – Exhibit enthusiasm and a positive attitude.
Create a rhythm that they can come to count on. Be loyal.
Would you want someone on your team that doesn’t show loyalty?
If you feel you cannot, begin the process of looking for another
job.
5.
Learn new tasks willingly – Demonstrate initiative and maintain
productivity. Become a master of your skills. Be open minded
to new learning energy and determination.
6.
Accept responsibility – Use time effectively. Evaluate your
own work and what needs to improve. Make good decision. Deliver
results.
7.
Excellent interpersonal skills – Work cooperatively with others.
Bosses don’t like to spend time playing mediator. Learn to
accept constructive criticism.
DID
YOU KNOW THAT…
·
Harvey Smith is certified as a Business Coach by UNCC & the
International Coach Federation?
·
Harvey is President of the ICF Charlotte chapter and has taught
other coaches in both UNCC and the DUKE University coaching
programs. In 2007 Harvey will be teaching in the NC State
coaching program.
· Following a summer hiatus, Harvey’s articles on business
building will continue running in the Sunday Business section
of the Charlotte Observer.
·
Harvey's commitment to the highest coaching training and practices
is ongoing; this August he attended a communication conference
in San Antonio, TX.
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"Leaders
attract the voluntary commitment of followers, energize them,
and transform organizations into new entities with greater
potential of survival, growth and excellence. Effective leadership
empowers an organization to maximize its contribution to the
well being of its members, and of the larger society to which
it is part."
-
Burt Nanus
"Leaders
grow they are not made."
The
Peter Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, The Leader
of the Future © 1996
System
for Implementing Change – This is how clients achieve
change. It is a process of small steps that create large and
life changing gains. Seeing it on paper doesn’t make it happen.
Change is a process that my clients work on each day. Change
can be incremental. But change is measurable at the end of
the day. I will share this list with you but realize that
it is action and guidance that makes this happen.
1.
Create a clear vision – Define where you want to be.
2.
Build a case for change – State where you are now; state where
you want to be. Present the facts as a clear compelling reason
for change. Gain agreement for your vision of the future.
3.
Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals – Specific. Measurable. Accountable/Attainable.
Relevant. Time-Based.
4.
Create a Plan of Action – Identify & quantify specific steps
which are in alignment with your goals.
5.
Build a powerful coalition –Identify whom you need as sponsors
for your plan and gain commitment to the change effort.
6.
Implement!!!
7.
Tweak – The best laid plans … (Tweaking is not failure; tweaking
is always required)
8.
Communicate your progress
9.
Ask for and get support – You can’t change on your own. Change
is hard on the individual and the organization. - Work with
a Coach
10.
Sustain you’re your belief in the change effort- Be prepared
for the normal emotional reactions to change – your own and
other’s.
11.
Celebrate success – Acknowledge short term gains and communicate
the connection between new behaviors and personal & corporate
success
What
do you wish to achieve for the balance of 2006?
How
long have you delayed success?
Are
you getting in your own way and don’t know how to get out?
Do
you have a real perspective on your own performance?
Do
you blame others or circumstances for your ‘bad luck’ ‘bad
timing’ in business?
Let’s
define what success is for you? Reach out to someone who will
be your advocate and help you arrive at where you want and
deserve to be.
Motivate
yourself and others to step up and do something extraordinary?
Are you exhilarated by knowing you can face any challenge
and conquer it? Have you set up a support system for success?
Ready
for Success? Call or e-mail Harvey to see if coaching will
assist you in reaching your goals!
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