Let me tell you about working.
I don’t know if this is the right title for this…
To work optimally, and to put your very best in your work you have to surround yourself with the right people, take it from me, I am an expert failure.
I have probably failed at everything asides being the right colleague for my team members, but is the reverse the same, hell No!. You might think I am seeing this from only my own perspective and you would not be wrong. I definitely have my own shortcomings but admitting your flaws is a step in the right direction and that is one thing I am not afraid to do, as it always help me regroup and forge ahead.
I have tried endlessly to do things to the benefit of the whole and not just me, I stay up all night to get things done for the team, the group, but who does same for me, No one!.
This might sound like a rant, well it might as well be, but please pick the necessary parts, which is you choosing your colleagues wisely, there is no harm in ending a work relationship with someone if it is no longer working, don’t wait till the relationship goes sour. Trust me, you won’t be the bad one by calling it quits, we humans just love to blame the other for situations, when we actually sit down later to analyse the same situations, we realise we are equally as wrong.
I am not saying you should throw away relationships, the moment is goes wrong, I am only saying after you have stayed a while and you know it is no longer working (emphasis on working), when you are really sure it is not because you have some selfish reasons, when you know you have tried your best, it is okay to let go.
Mind you the working together situation here doesn’t necessarily have to be an office setting, it could be in your choosing your house mate, or partner on a business or anything that involves you and an external person. I do not want to add relationships (like marriage something), so no one says I said they should break up, but ‘mehn’ if that relationship becomes toxic and it is doing you no good my dear please opt out, you will definitely find someone worth it.
New Rules for working
- Don’t give too much — only give more than measured when you receive same measure from the other — even the bible says love your neighbour as yourself (keyword here is ‘as’).
- Ensure everybody on the team is delivering on their parts even if you are not the team lead, what makes a successful team is not at the end but in the process — you need to check on your team mates and ensure they are working optimally, help where you can, call another team member for help where you cannot but make sure everybody is on their toes.
- Admit when it is your fault and take corrections — one of the hardest things to require from anyone but totally doable.
