We all make mistakes at some or other stage in our careers. there is nothing wrong in making mistakes. What however is wrong that we do not learn from our mistakes. To rectify these mistakes there is a need to understand that in which areas we may have been going wrong. And then we need to start making the right decisions now. To avoid these career mistakes, you will need a paradigm shift. You may have to unlearn the way you have been taught about work.
Here is a list of commmon mistakes that people in their careers:
Thinking that Working hard means working long hours
People tend to think that these two are same - working long hours means we are working hard. Well working long hours for delivering results without understanding that there is more to get results than the hard work approach. Working smart is the need of hour and not working hard.
Failing to set the goals
If you wait for your boss to set your goals you may be making a mistake. Not setting the accountable goals for yourself and measuring yourself on an ongoing basis is a prescription for failure.
Not leveraging your communication skills at work
Communication is all about modern organizations. If you do not know the art and science of communication in your job - you are at risk. Although you are paid for your skills and experience but how the others will know that unless you present them to the world. Hence your communication and presentation skills are your biggest assets at work and you must leverage them
Failing to network is sure a recipe of failure
The best jobs and opportunities are there very near to you. If you do not understand the importance of networking within and outside the company to gain access to the right people (and hence right opportunities) and not knowing how to network - you are cooking for failure.
Not making yourself visible
Making yourself visible means crating your uniques value proposition for organizationa d making that visible to key people. If you are not doing this - you do not exist. Your value needs to be visible to the people in your company who matter on a regular basis.
Not being an Intra-prenuere
You have to manage your career as a business. You have to think like an entreprenure within the organization. Then only your true potential will come out and your value will be unlocked. If you feel yourself as a business and understand the need to “Brand yourself as a Business” - there will be success around the corner.
So next time you are out in organization check if you making any of these common mistakes and make a concious habit of analyzing your every move against them.
It is better learning from mistakes of others than doing them yourself.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Minggu lepas Hadi start melangkah dlm 3 langkah..pastu minggu ni jd cam takut2 balik..Gigi pulak dah 4..2 atas 2 bawah..suka! Tp tak pandai cakap lagi except for mama..beza sgt ngan Ariz..
Ariz masih di tahap Tangisan Melampau setiap kali sampai ke sekolah..(it's been 3 months now hokkay!) Tak tau lah nak buat apa, tp cikgu kata belajar nya bagus. Bila kat umah dia tunjuk cam suka sgt sekolah..cam nak gi tang2 tu gak..Keje sekolah petang dah siap..Iqra' boleh baca sumer dah..buku latihan dalam sehari 2 bijik penuh dia siapkan. Tp bangun jer pagi, start cari pasal menangis sampailah ke sekolah. Siap cikgu kena peluk kemas supaya dia tak lari kejar kereta nak ikut balik. Bila ugut dia tak payah sekolah lah..duk rumah ajer, pandai pulak dia sayang nak ponteng. Pening, tak paham aku. Sesiapa yg paham psikologi budak2 mcm ni, tolong bantu aku please!.
Ariz masih di tahap Tangisan Melampau setiap kali sampai ke sekolah..(it's been 3 months now hokkay!) Tak tau lah nak buat apa, tp cikgu kata belajar nya bagus. Bila kat umah dia tunjuk cam suka sgt sekolah..cam nak gi tang2 tu gak..Keje sekolah petang dah siap..Iqra' boleh baca sumer dah..buku latihan dalam sehari 2 bijik penuh dia siapkan. Tp bangun jer pagi, start cari pasal menangis sampailah ke sekolah. Siap cikgu kena peluk kemas supaya dia tak lari kejar kereta nak ikut balik. Bila ugut dia tak payah sekolah lah..duk rumah ajer, pandai pulak dia sayang nak ponteng. Pening, tak paham aku. Sesiapa yg paham psikologi budak2 mcm ni, tolong bantu aku please!.
CAREER MOTIVATION : How To Make Yourself Indispensable
Like your job? Working for a good organization? If the answer to either is yes, or you've been on the job for awhile, maybe you should consider making yourself indispensable. In truth no one is truly indispensable, but for career growth by working hard at making yourself indispensable, your career will prosper either with your current employer, or you’ll be a top candidate for a job with another organization.
First, assess your strengths, weaknesses and your value to your group. What is your competition? Now develop a career development plan with both long and short term strategies to boost your value within the operation. Following are 10 immediate actions you can take to improve your career prospects and to make you more promoteable or make you irreplaceable in the face of downsizing or reorganizing:
1. Take ownership of your responsibilities. View your department as a separate company. Consider your actions as if you were president of your company. Look at the balance sheet on every decision you make. Will the decision be seen as an asset or liability? Try to always see the bigger picture.
2. Take responsibility for your career and personal advancement. Be proactive. What are others in the same position doing in other organizations? What results are they achieving? What can you learn from then? How can you initiate those actions within your "company?"
3. Maintain a positive attitude. Look for ways, even under stress, to find the positive in everything. Find options to overcome obstacles and don’t entertain the thought the situation is impossible. Stay away from the naysayers.
4. Consider outsourcing non-critical functions. Become an expert in this area. Lean organizations become more efficient by outsourcing. Let your management know you can effectively run things with fewer people.
5. Find tasks to do better or something that is not being done. In many organizations, especially those in a downsizing mode, responsibilities slip between the cracks. Propose to your boss that you pick up the slack. If you need extra training see that you are prepared. Don’t be bashful about broadcasting the positive results.
6. Let others know what you’re doing. As mentioned in #5 above, if you or your team achieves something important to the organization let others know. Some managers believe if they keep quiet and blend into the background they’ll be overlooked when and if the axe falls. Don’t believe it. Be wise in spreading the word. It isn’t bragging if you’ve done it.
7. Excel in an area your boss is weak in. Look for opportunities in this area. Your boss is a good speaker but weak on material, there’s an opportunity. Your boss is great on ideas but weak on financial analysis, there’s an opportunity. If your boss is good on people skills but weak on technology, there’s an opportunity. You see the trend, keep you eyes open and this is an area in which you can be truly be indispensable.
8. Leverage outside contacts. Look for opportunities to be a company spokesperson at professional and community events. Get approval in advance and let your boss know what you’re doing. Be sure to brief management on issues or information you learn in your outside contacts.
9. Be a team player. Always support your boss and your team. Don’t get involved in petty jurisdictional fights that could derail the overall success of a program or the organization. However, remain as independent as possible in choosing your role on the team or what part of the project you’ll be responsible for.
10. Invest in yourself and your career. Stay current in your field by taking training and development courses and seminars. Read inspirational and motivational books, listen to CD’s in your car on your commute, and keep up to date on the economy and business in general. Now since you’re acting like you are running your own business, you need to keep yourself informed and motivated. Seize any opportunity to sell yourself and show what you can do. Be sure to share information and build up your department by becoming an outstanding contributor. You’ll find that in becoming indispensable you’ll be elevating your career-and isn’t developing you career the real goal?
First, assess your strengths, weaknesses and your value to your group. What is your competition? Now develop a career development plan with both long and short term strategies to boost your value within the operation. Following are 10 immediate actions you can take to improve your career prospects and to make you more promoteable or make you irreplaceable in the face of downsizing or reorganizing:
1. Take ownership of your responsibilities. View your department as a separate company. Consider your actions as if you were president of your company. Look at the balance sheet on every decision you make. Will the decision be seen as an asset or liability? Try to always see the bigger picture.
2. Take responsibility for your career and personal advancement. Be proactive. What are others in the same position doing in other organizations? What results are they achieving? What can you learn from then? How can you initiate those actions within your "company?"
3. Maintain a positive attitude. Look for ways, even under stress, to find the positive in everything. Find options to overcome obstacles and don’t entertain the thought the situation is impossible. Stay away from the naysayers.
4. Consider outsourcing non-critical functions. Become an expert in this area. Lean organizations become more efficient by outsourcing. Let your management know you can effectively run things with fewer people.
5. Find tasks to do better or something that is not being done. In many organizations, especially those in a downsizing mode, responsibilities slip between the cracks. Propose to your boss that you pick up the slack. If you need extra training see that you are prepared. Don’t be bashful about broadcasting the positive results.
6. Let others know what you’re doing. As mentioned in #5 above, if you or your team achieves something important to the organization let others know. Some managers believe if they keep quiet and blend into the background they’ll be overlooked when and if the axe falls. Don’t believe it. Be wise in spreading the word. It isn’t bragging if you’ve done it.
7. Excel in an area your boss is weak in. Look for opportunities in this area. Your boss is a good speaker but weak on material, there’s an opportunity. Your boss is great on ideas but weak on financial analysis, there’s an opportunity. If your boss is good on people skills but weak on technology, there’s an opportunity. You see the trend, keep you eyes open and this is an area in which you can be truly be indispensable.
8. Leverage outside contacts. Look for opportunities to be a company spokesperson at professional and community events. Get approval in advance and let your boss know what you’re doing. Be sure to brief management on issues or information you learn in your outside contacts.
9. Be a team player. Always support your boss and your team. Don’t get involved in petty jurisdictional fights that could derail the overall success of a program or the organization. However, remain as independent as possible in choosing your role on the team or what part of the project you’ll be responsible for.
10. Invest in yourself and your career. Stay current in your field by taking training and development courses and seminars. Read inspirational and motivational books, listen to CD’s in your car on your commute, and keep up to date on the economy and business in general. Now since you’re acting like you are running your own business, you need to keep yourself informed and motivated. Seize any opportunity to sell yourself and show what you can do. Be sure to share information and build up your department by becoming an outstanding contributor. You’ll find that in becoming indispensable you’ll be elevating your career-and isn’t developing you career the real goal?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Malasss
Mmg malas sungguh nak update blog..
Ariz skrg suka tukar namanya suruh panggil ngan nama pak teh nya iaitu 'Boniami' :))
Kelako sbb bila tersalah panggil dia ngan nama Ariz, dia mesti ckp, 'mama salah tu..'
Bila sampai ke sekolah dia bgtau, 'OK skrg nama dia jd Ariz balik..sbb takut cikgu tau'
Td masa kitorg keluar tghari ada terjumpa satu pokok yg berduri then tuan umah tu cucukkan telur kat hujung2 daun tu ngan banyaknya..so aku bgtau dia, 'Ariz nampak tak banyak telur2 tu?'.
'Nampak, tp ada satu lagi ma'. Aku tanya kat mana..dia kata dalam bendera tu..Rupanya dlm bendera pas yang besar gabak kat tempat kitorang berhenti tu kebetulan Markas PAS.
Hadi pulak dah 10 bulan dan nampaknya memasuki alam baru sebagai baby. Dia dah mula ada misi merbahaya..Kejap2 masuk ceruk sana ceruk sini. Habis kotor baju. Makan jer apa2 yg dia nampak. Koyakkan buku n kacau Ariz. Skrg dah pandai mengacau dan buat org marah. Dia dah pandai berdiri lama tp belum boleh melangkah lagi.
Keje aku, cam biasa...masih x laratttttttt....
Ariz skrg suka tukar namanya suruh panggil ngan nama pak teh nya iaitu 'Boniami' :))
Kelako sbb bila tersalah panggil dia ngan nama Ariz, dia mesti ckp, 'mama salah tu..'
Bila sampai ke sekolah dia bgtau, 'OK skrg nama dia jd Ariz balik..sbb takut cikgu tau'
Td masa kitorg keluar tghari ada terjumpa satu pokok yg berduri then tuan umah tu cucukkan telur kat hujung2 daun tu ngan banyaknya..so aku bgtau dia, 'Ariz nampak tak banyak telur2 tu?'.
'Nampak, tp ada satu lagi ma'. Aku tanya kat mana..dia kata dalam bendera tu..Rupanya dlm bendera pas yang besar gabak kat tempat kitorang berhenti tu kebetulan Markas PAS.
Hadi pulak dah 10 bulan dan nampaknya memasuki alam baru sebagai baby. Dia dah mula ada misi merbahaya..Kejap2 masuk ceruk sana ceruk sini. Habis kotor baju. Makan jer apa2 yg dia nampak. Koyakkan buku n kacau Ariz. Skrg dah pandai mengacau dan buat org marah. Dia dah pandai berdiri lama tp belum boleh melangkah lagi.
Keje aku, cam biasa...masih x laratttttttt....
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