Attitude = Altitude
Have you ever worked with someone who is skilled, knowledgeable and experienced, yet just never seems to get ahead? Most of us have at some time or another. Alternatively, have you come across someone not quite as talented, but seems to always be moving upwards?
The difference between these two types is not their level of skill or knowledge or experience. It comes down to one single thing - attitude.
Whether you are a Client Manager, Team Leader or Support Staff Member, the level of success you will have is dependent up one on thing - your attitude.
Your attitude - your approach, point of view or opinion (whichever you prefer) influences the way you look at everything around you - your role, your tasks, your goals, your colleagues, your current situation and your future path. Simply put your attitude is an amalgamation of your behaviours, beliefs and feelings - your experiences, education and personality shape your attitude.
Knowing this, it becomes relatively easy to see why some people are successful and others (who you might think should be) are not. It has to do with their attitude.
Think of what defines a "positive" attitude in your business:
- A general "can do" view of the role, challenges and new tasks
- Preparedness to go the extra mile to help a client or solve a problem
- Tenacity in dealing with complex issues
- Viewing problems as a new and exciting challenge
- Giving praise where it is due, acknowledging the efforts of colleagues and thanking them publicly
- Looking for solutions, not problems
- Ignoring the blame game and just getting down to sorting out the problem
- Acknowledging and embracing different points of view
- Recognising that being right at all costs is not the path to co-operation
- Being even tempered, considered and proactive in the approach to issues.
While this is just some of the many characteristics of a positive attitude, you might begin to realise that a colleague who demonstrates these behaviours is an incredibly valuable asset a business. If you have a positive attitude, you are likely to:
- Be resilient and quickly recover from unpleasant or difficult situations. You will look for lessons in the experience rather than continually looking back on how horrible it was
- Be optimistic about the future. This optimism will help influence those around you
- Be confident in your skills and ability. You will recognise areas of development and happily embrace learning
- Help you manage your emotions and express them in constructive ways
- Take responsibility for your actions
- Think outside the square and consider all options, even those that appear unlikely.
Basically, your attitude will determine your altitude in business and in life. A positive attitude towards your job and your goals can be the determinant of your success. That is, an optimistic outlook, can do approach and view that anything is possible, will often provide you with the energy and enthusiasm to succeed.
The following article was supplied by Icon Business Solutions of which Tony Gattari is an accredited business advisor.
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