Often when I’m working with one person, the problems may be coming from or caused by someone else. Establishing boundaries and addressing time habits can work and have an impact on influencing others but not always.
Are you part of the solution or part of the
problem?
Do your poor time habits and lack of planning cause issues or have an impact on your boss, colleagues or team?
Are you the one actually causing the problem and impacting the productivity and stress levels of those around you?
If you’re part of the problem:
- Do you frequently drop urgent work on a colleagues desk and expect them to drop everything and get it done regardless of what else they may be working on?
- Are
you seen as demanding or just chaotic and disorganised?
- Do you get frustrated and feel everyone around you is inefficient, being awkward or just unco-operative?
- Are people unlikely to talk to you openly or ask your advice for fear of a negative reaction?
Perhaps you’re not aware of how your feelings affect you and others. How people react to you and the way you work.
What can you do to help others around you? How does what you do, how you behave and
communicate, contribute to the issues and challenges both positively and negatively?
Be part of the solution:
- If you want open and honest communication and feedback, be prepared to listen. Really Listen! Listen to what they’re really saying, not to what you think they’re saying or listening with your own agenda.
- Set expectations upfront - be specific if you want something done. Don’t be too general or assumptions will be
made.
- Give them sensible and realistic timeframes - “I need this urgently” is not a timeframe. “I need this by … because … “ gives them a better chance of prioritising your work over anything else they may already be working on.
- Plan ahead - don’t make your lack of planning someone else’s problem. Just because you’re disorganised, don’t expect someone else to always pick up the pieces or have to jump in to help you
out.
- Delegate don’t dump. Effective delegation is done in a timely, appropriate and respectful manner.
- Is it their job - are you expecting someone to do work that isn’t really part of their role or responsibility?
- Ask what you can do to help. Support your team and make their success your focus.
- Say thank you. Even if it’s for something expected, a little thanks goes a long
way.
What can you do to influence in a positive way? Treat others with respect and you’re more likely to get the results you want.
If you’d like to be part of the solution for your team or organisation,
get in touch.
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