Expectations, standards and what you believe in will go a long way towards determining your final outcome, your performance and contributions.
How to increase your influence
Being able to influence direction, strategy, attention and people is always a valuable skill and ability to have. One of proven ways to do this is by establishing your credibility in a particular space based on your knowledge, experience and how you treat people. Begin by providing value without expecting anything in return and your pay off with come your …
Go beyond compliments and help people
Complimenting others is a nice thing to do when it is sincere and comes from the heart. Sharing compliments and being nice to a fellow human being makes us feel good and makes them feel event better, but is this the best we can do? Why don’t we take this a step further and actually invest our time and effort …
Set clear expectations, you are not a puppet
As the (wo)man, the myth, the legend continues to grow and your capabilities, accomplishments and skills become known to a wider audience you will often begin receiving invitations to join projects and tasks outside your current core responsibilities. These are great opportunities to learn new things, meet new people and help others with what you know so please take advantage …
Create experiences that matter
As you embark on new projects and consider introducing new services or products make sure to include your end clients and ideally start with them. Whether it is an internal or an external project it is important to understand the needs of your clients, partners, the business as a whole prior to proceeding. As you meet with people who are …