| My philosophy on work is to find an occupation that | | | | "Be Creative"... I have worked with people who lack |
| you enjoy and pursue it with a passion. Once you | | | | creativity. I have noticed that younger employees |
| find something that makes you happy, you should | | | | have a tendency to think outside of the box and |
| look for ways to improve your performance. As a | | | | that should be encouraged. As a manager, it's your |
| manager, you always lead by example. For this | | | | responsibility to analyze this type of thinking and filter |
| reason, it's important to understand these key | | | | out what will benefit the company and what will not. |
| words, "Be Quick, Be Creative, and Be On Time". | | | | I can't imagine working in a job that does not require |
| When I work with someone, I always try to keep an | | | | being creative. Every professional job in my career |
| open mind on how the employee will work with | | | | has solicited creative thinking. Managers who |
| others in the team. I always look for three simple | | | | encourage their subordinates to be creative will stand |
| rules listed in the tile of this article, "Be Quick, Be | | | | out and move the company in a positive light. |
| Creative, and Be On Time". As a leader, you should | | | | "Be On Time"... Having spent almost half of my adult |
| understand these simple rules that govern everything | | | | life in the Navy, I can't understand why anyone |
| that you do in life. I will cover each in short detail as | | | | would not want to be on time. The military sure |
| follows: | | | | doesn't tolerate being late, nor should you. When you |
| "Be Quick"... When you receive a task, be quick about | | | | show up late, you disrespect your company, but |
| getting it accomplished. It's amazing how someone will | | | | more importantly you disrespect yourself as a |
| take a simple task and fail to follow through to | | | | person. You should always focus on being on time, all |
| completion. In the workplace, we're exposed to | | | | the time. |
| many distractions. Some are controlled, some are not. | | | | Being on time consistently shows that you have |
| We're often interrupted with e-mail, junk mail, office | | | | good character. When you have an important |
| phones, pagers, text messages, voice mail, cellular | | | | business meeting, always allow yourself extra time to |
| phones, traffic, TV, everyday noise pollution, etc. | | | | make absolutely sure you arrive prior to the |
| etc.... When you receive a task, gather whatever | | | | scheduled meeting. This shows you care and are |
| tools and information needed to complete it as soon | | | | professional. |
| as possible. When you must break away before | | | | I know most of these rules sound like common |
| completion, make sure you have put in place a | | | | sense, but they are extremely important. They will |
| means of completing the tasks in an efficient manner. | | | | help you stand out in the crowd when you apply |
| And finally, follow through when it's completed to | | | | them to your daily life. I hope you enjoyed the article |
| make sure it meets quality control specs and your | | | | and pass it along to your friends. |
| company goals. | | | | |