TOW#504 — Taking responsibility
Personal, as opposed to collective responsibility, is very much lacking. Let’s first agree on that, then we can discuss further!
The problem’s in the fact that, in this era of fighting for jobs (let’s be honest, that’s what it’s like), the two things don’t seem to go together. But what I’m noticing with employers and with the younger working age generation is that this concept is slowly changing, and because of those changes personal responsibility is increasingly sought after and, naturally, trust in such people grows. As trust grows so does your influence in the company, as well as of course your salary.
However, it’s easy to say, but difficult to implement and, moreover, there are more people who don’t believe in this statement than believe it and know that this way of thinking will help them not only at work, but also in their private lives.
Therefore, if you want to start taking responsibility and want others to ‘count’ on you and trust you, then here’s some things to keep in mind:
- Self-awareness — you’ll need to work on it most of all, because it can demotivate you and make you reluctant to continue. Not all managers notice when responsibility’s been taken, but it doesn’t mean you should stop.
- Talk to your superiors — it’s important to point out that you wish to take on responsibility, and of course a little bit of patience on their part might be needed. Their support is more than welcome, but don’t forget that it can’t last forever!
- Blaming others — you’ll have to stop blaming others for things that you were responsible for, and it’s on you to do so. Besides, blaming others is one of the first things you’ll need to stop doing.
- From the lowest to the highest level — I don’t know what your current position is, but start taking responsibility for some ‘unimportant’ things so you can slowly begin taking responsibility for more important things.
- Proactivity — you don’t always have to wait for someone to give you the ‘green light’ to do something. Take the initiative and do what needs to be done before somebody asks you (or a colleague) to do it.
- Promises — start promising that you’ll do some things and that you’ll try to do them yourself. Start by doing things that you can do on your own, then as part of a smaller and later a bigger team.
I’ve given you some tips on how to start taking on (personal) responsibility, but the most important thing is to not be afraid. You shouldn’t be scared that what you’re doing is wrong — on the contrary, it can only bring you success in your further career, but only if you learn from every responsibility you undertake.
Wishing you success with the changes to come,
@kalinbabusku
“Tip of the Week” Team member
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