The one who “you don’t want to be"

Fix the “bugs” that you induce

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What’s Inside ?

• An post about common behavioural “bugs”

• Interesting “thing” of the week

   

Bugs are a nightmare to any software employee.

As Humans, We are bound to make mistakes, However in the corporate industry the focus is not on “Who did a mistake?” but “How was the mistake done? Indeed this is the way to go ahead because nothing yields as a result of finger pointing.

So why am I talking all this? Or writing all this?

Simple, while as employees we focus on technical skills and expertise - it certainly plays a significant role - but many times it is our behaviour and mindset that can introduce “bugs” that cause damage, not just to the software but also to our personality.

Now, lets get set to go through some of the behavioural bugs which are ought to be corrected.

1. Accountability is responsibility :

Accountability is possibly the most valuable skill that you can grow early in your career.

“You own your actions and outcomes” should be your mantra, be it positive or negative.

Finger pointing is not the way to go ahead but self realisation and accountability for our work is something which does wonders into our behaviour and our work.

Without this, one would only be running towards reckless attitude and will let go off care and nurture for the one’s work.

Remember only when you care for your work and own up accountability it will it yield fruitful results.

2. Accept your mistake; you are not going to be hanged!

Many a times we often forget this or don’t care about this. We don’t make an effort to accept our mistakes, we sneak away and hide our mistakes. This would falsely indicate of arrogance and eventually people refraining from suggesting anything next time.

“Just like you own your stuff, own your mistakes, accept them”

Until one shoots one’s ego and accepts one’s mistakes, he/she is not going to grow up the career ladder. Owning mistakes builds trusts in your team and peers, it creates a perception of strong personality and being level headed.

The bonus is that one has a new learning to learn from.

3. Listen to the other view:

Never disrespect a view of your colleague, Even if it would seem very silly and useless to you.

Opinions, notions, perspectives keep flying in discussions, workshops and sessions, an intelligent one would try and culminate any good from most of these Ideas and not rattle them.

It is a catastrophe to have a suppressing attitude towards other’s views- whatever the reason may be. Not only does it throw the contributor into a wild corner (where he/she decides to keep quiet all along) but also it changes the mood during such discussions. They end up being circled around without a productive output.

If you think, a view is not so relevant to the discussion, use a passionate gesture and / or words to acknowledge the person. Trust me it works.

4. Be hungry Be Humble - You are not the best one out there:

As there is mid life crisis, you ask me, there is also something called mid-career crisis, especially in corporate industry.

As a new-comer we start growing both professionally and technically and we slowly inculcate this characteristic of ego.

There is a beautiful quote by an eminent scholar that says “the moment you realise you are wise, you are a fool”

In order to avoid any effects of mid-career crisis, try and make yourself as small as possible.

Being humble increases the hunger in oneself to learn and that’s when one achieves new heights both socially and professionally.

5. Don’t assume : Check, self check, re-check,:

Many a times we like to take an easier way out, we don’t like to authenticate things. We assume things and then take decisions/actions based on it.

When these assumptions fail/fall, the foundations of your decisions/actions are shaken and the whole skyscraper of your decision/action will crumble to a miniature like hut.

So make it a habit of closing your assumptions in an authentic way, you can take the help of many self help tools - one being writing them down.

Document all your assumptions if it helps, when you read it, the weaker assumptions will show up themselves. One can check, recheck and self check to close such assumptions.

You can also validate your assumptions by querying the source of the assumption.

6. Patience is a virtue :

A golden habit to have and is highly recommended if you are an employee is patience. Sometimes in chaotic situations, one’s anger or frustrated gestures would only lead to more chaos and mess.

Yes, I understand it is a human emotion which comes out when the situations push you against the wall, but that’s exactly when the other vital human emotion - patience - can take priority.

Patience can be practiced while taking decisions, during conversations as a manager or as a team member, during deliberation and any other social setup.

7. Golden rule – Be limitless:

From childhood we are accustomed to be spoon-fed, we junk away from trying out something new. Even if we are bound to do, we try to enjoy the freedom of wide range of expertise available at will.

Our excuse for this, "you see I am not an expert in this area! "

Trust me this is one of the biggest barrier in technical progress, people learn this only late in their career, in-turn missing out of many opportunities (those big breaks that you would have dreamt).

Yes, it is fine to seek help of the experts once in a while, but the joy in learning new things in your own way, without apprehensions and the satisfaction is irreplaceable.

Being limitless creates an enviable aura around your personality and creates a beautiful perception of success around you.

There you are all the employees!

Remember you are unique, you are a star, you define your success and your end goal. If you can fix these “behavioural bugs” you can go long.

Interesting “thing“ of the week

This week I shared some tips on decision making that leaders can practice. Do give it a read.

Hope you had insightful time reading the post, if you would like me to write about any other topic, don’t hesitate to hit reply to this email and send me the name of the topic.

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Warm Regards,
Mohammed Sameer

www.transmin.co.in

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