"Can do" attitude


- We need more people to take responsibility for their own lives. Success is not appearing on a TV Show or marrying a personality (VIP). Nothing worth having is easy. But my message to business is simple. Stop complaining about "attitude" if you are doing nothing change it. Attitude is contagious – go out and infect someone. Employees need a “can-do” (1) attitude - but so do businesses!

(1 ) can-do adj. Confident and resourceful in the face of challenges: a can-do attitude. 
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers
We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and everyone should be really excellent; because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we’ve chosen to do with our life.  
Steve Jobs
Use initiative to act on opportunities. Become a leader before other people view you as one. Healthy organisations reward those who take the lead, not just those with formal management roles. Take responsibility for own objectives and set priorities. Display a "can do" attitude even in demanding situations. Try to solve problems, rather than to pass them on to other people. Go beyond your job description. Do work that gets you noticed. Show enthusiasm: this will be noticed and you will eventually be rewarded. Take ownership of problems to anticipate potential problems, take pre-emptive action and act quickly to resolve problems. Introduce improvements to the way things are done by developing innovative practices by valuing innovative thinking. Try to learn new skills that will enhance your capability.

Remember, Common sense is not common!

Develop persistence, “don't take no for an answer”; First answer is "yes, I’ll make it happen";"Go the extra kilometer" when asked to do tasks.

Be Inspiring, positive, determined! Give assistance to others by responding positively to requests for help and clarify the way forward for others. Empower others; great people help others to become great whereas weak individuals try to hold others back. Have self-confidence and inspire confidence in team members. Believe the team will be successful. Remain self-motivated even when things are going wrong. Recognise and draw attention to contributions from team members and give positive feedback, each person has a unique perspective. Maintain networks of colleagues. Get to know as many people in your organisation and industry as you can. Learn from your mistakes, they are just as useful as your successes

"A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says, 'I was beaten'; he does not say 'My men were beaten.'" Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Always Give priority to customers and check the quality of your own work and set out a clear vision of what is required for success. Compare the risks and benefits and take calculated risks, see the bigger picture.

Negative performers, usually are content to leave performance at existing levels and with little interest developing of their skills further, besides of disowning the responsibility for their own tasks and distance from responsibility of the team's performance. Give Up, in the face of obstacles and don’t demonstrate a sense of personal responsibility for delivery.

If you feel yourself being a negative performer, do not take a narrow focus when taking decisions upon the interest of your team or self, also do not act as if ‘knowledge is power’ as well, do not stay reluctant on passing your skills to others; involve team members when appropriate, and try to understand the underlying causes rather to react to symptoms or avoid difficult conversations and confrontation.

Cultivate a "can do" approach. Take greater responsibility for your decisions and actions. Don't pull yourself down: focus on what you can do rather than what you can't.

Don't say anything to yourself that you wouldn't say to anyone else. Use positive language: praise and show appreciation of others.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Jorge M. Correia 

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