New Year’s memories and resolutions are fading into the
reality of work and winter for most of us, and staying motivated when reality
intervenes can be a tough order. To
help us refocus we are including this thoughtful list from our colleague Bruce
Tulgan at RainmakerThinking. We intend to refer to it often throughout the
whole year. Thanks Bruce!
I RESOLVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY OWN CAREER
SUCCESS
1. I will be a voracious learner, soaking up knowledge, skills, and wisdom in
formal and informal training opportunities.
2. I will seize opportunities to build relationships with others by focusing on
what I can do for them, not what they can do for me.
3. I will get lots of valuable work done very well and very fast, every day.
4. I will adopt a customer service mindset in my dealings with customers,
vendors, coworkers, managers, and direct reports.
5. I will work hard to improve my listening skills; listen more than I talk;
and choose my words very carefully.
6. I will stay in touch with my priorities, regularly set clear goals and
deadlines for myself, and make productive use of my time and energy.
7. I will be a model of integrity.
8. Every day, I will eat and drink healthfully, get enough sleep, exercise, and
stay away from toxins; my body is the only physical plant Me, Inc. will ever
have.
I RESOLVE TO GET BETTER AT MANAGING PEOPLE
1. I will tackle my fear of having difficult conversations with the people I
manage.
2. I will spend time regularly with the people I manage to help them think
through assignments up front, anticipate resource needs, avoid potential
problems, and provide ongoing guidance.
3. I will try to do as much as I can for every employee--make a custom deal for
every person to give him or her more of what he or she needs or wants--but only
in exchange for consistently meeting ambitious goals and deadlines.
4. I will hold accountable all the employees I manage every step of the way for
keeping their commitments and delivering high performance.
5. I will provide regular constructive feedback and coaching for every person I
manage.
6. I will reward good performance, and nothing else.
7. I will not be intimidating, mean, or abusive.
Bruce Tulgan’s Winning the Talent Wars®
94th Edition - January 21, 2003
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