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Tips to Excel at Work




There is always room for learning and improvising oneself and performance at work. This applies for a fresher as well for anyone having years of experience. Few tips that one can apply to excel at work

Understand Goals of organisation

The foremost thing that one should be aware of in an organisation is the purpose, vision and mission along with the goals, products, services and the roadmap to achieve the same. Then understand how your performance will add value to the goals. Do not be just limited to your role. Many a time people work for years together without even knowing where the organisation is heading to. Then one gets stuck at the bottom. Be aware of the big picture of the organisation. Go the extra mile and find out the strategies and the organisational movement.   

Be flexible and adaptable

Change is inevitable at the workplace as strategies keep changing in the workplace due to various factors. A person who is part of the organisation should understand this dynamism and should be adaptable to change. This may lead to learning new skills sets. If one is not willing to adapt to changes at work, it will hamper the person’s growth and will also affect the organisation. The more easily one adapts to change, it works in the favour of the company as well as the growth in career. In the process the quality of work should not get affected. The working environment is always going to change and the way one works.

Make Yourself Exceptional

It is easy to point out what does not work at work. Do not get branded as a person who resists. Be the person who will say “Lets fix this one”. Every company would always be on the lookout for people who would be the solution finders. Then one becomes a valued contributor in the workplace. Always make it a point to give yourself few seconds to understand and process the thoughts that come immediately before answering immediately. Frame your answer into a solution. When this is done as a practice, one will be recognised as a problem solver. Everyone in the team will start looking upto problem solvers. Create the comfort zone for the team so that you are the person, the team will approach in times of crisis. If you are not yet one, learn and practice towards being the approachable solution finder. There are times when there will be conflicts in the team, do not hold on to it and let it not become a barrier and not get in the way of your target. Accept the challenges and work towards overcoming them with single minded effort.



Identify Inefficiencies

There are always things in the workplace that could be done in a better or a more efficient way. Identify such things and find ways of fixing up these issues. This may be a small issue however it needs to be fixed. Because small changes will lead to big outcomes. For example a copier which keeps breaking down every now and then creates unwanted delays and pressure for persons using it. Having a small alternative next to it for immediate copies will be a quick fix solution if the bigger machine cannot be replaced immediately.
Prioritize your work. Keep asking yourself, “What do I do to make my work easier? Will it really help? Will it make a difference?” Finding answers and making it viable will help you get over many inefficiencies at work.


Be Open to Learning

Learning something new everyday will help us do our work better. It is an integral part of work. Be open to the idea of learning even if you are the subject matter expert in your team. Never leave a chance of discussing and brainstorming with co-workers. It helps to open up our minds. There is a growing need to be innovative and improvise on work. Many a time even unlearning may be needed to move further. It is very crucial to upgrade skills to cope up with rapid development in the industry. Experiential learning from people and skill upgradation gives the edge at work. Keep Evaluating yourself do not wait for others to assess your performance and wait for other’s feedback. Instead do it yourself and see where you have reached. The approaches that you need to take to move further towards your goals. Break your goals into daily, weekly and monthly goals and make it a point to fill out the reports to track your progress. This way you will become proactive and start finding out ways to reach your team’s target also. This self-evaluation is a best tool to evaluate one’s performance. Make sure you are meeting your deadlines and mark wherever you face challenges and what mode you adopted to overcome that particular challenge. This will also help you to build trust.



Be Compassionate

Build a compassionate side of yourself that will help you to understand co-workers efforts, their traits and behaviour which help you to excel in your career. This will put you on the path of achievement to move towards the company’s goals as well as your personal goals.



Comment below with your thoughts. Watch this space for more insights on healthy mindset for self-leadership. Want to bring about the culture of progress, performance and productivity for maximizing your profits, attend our Turning Point– Turn in and Tune in workshop. Mail us at turningpoint@hasovan.com for more details. Our team would be happy to get in touch. Catch the work-place philosophy of various companies in the book “Erupt with Joy” by Savitha Hosamane. 



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