Do you know what your personal and professional beliefs and expectations are? If someone asked you what you stood for, what would you tell them? If someone questioned what the expectations of your job are, how would you respond? In 1964, at an end-of-the-year company party, David Ogilvy, the CEO of one of the most prestigious advertising agencies in the world, Ogilvy & Mather, gave a talk about what behaviors were admired within the company. Here is his list: 1. People who work hard. 2. People who are thinkers. 3. People who avoid (office) politics. 4. People who act professionally. 5. People who hire subordinates who are good enough to succeed them. 6. People who build and develop their subordinates. 7. People who practice delegation. 8. People with gentle manners. 9. People who are well-organized. 10. People who are good citizens in their community. If the head of your company were to give that same talk at the year-end holiday party, would he or she list the same behaviors? If not, what behaviors would they include? Please watch the video below for a more detailed look at the behaviors David Ogilvy described and the one behavior that was despised within the company. Also, please leave me a comment about the behaviors that you believe are admired and rewarded in your company. What type of person are you?
If someone asked that question to your family, your friends, or your colleagues, how would those people describe you? There are all types of tests and inventories that people can take to determine their personality type and how their unique makeup would interact with different individualities. I've taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator numerous times during my professional career and always ended up being an E-S-T-J. E = extrovert (as opposed to introvert), S = sensing (as opposed to intuitive), T = thinking (as opposed to feeling), and J = judging (as opposed to perceiving). I've read articles that claimed there are eight types of people in the world: 1. Challengers 2. Peacemakers 3. Investigators 4. Helpers 5. Achievers 6. Reformers 7. Individualists and 8. Loyalists. Another commentary maintained there are only three kinds of people in the world: 1. Task-oriented 2. Goal-oriented 3. Purpose-oriented. Recently I came across a recording from entrepreneur, Ed Mylett, where he talks about the four categories of people in the world: 1. The Unmotivated - These people have no motivation to do anything with their lives. They just muddle through life taking whatever comes. These are the majority of people you will encounter in your life. 2. The Motivated - These people live a life strictly based on motivation. If I do this, I will get that. It is a life purely based on motivation. It is rather low level but it works for many people. 3. The Inspirational - The word inspiration comes from two words, "in spirit." If you are an inspirational person, you move people with your energy. 4. The Aspirational - If you are an aspirational person, others aspire to be like you. Which category best describes you? Which category would you like to be in? Given that the vast majority of people are unmotivated, how many of those people would agree that they lacked purpose? Please leave me a comment about the type of category that best describes you and how you came to identify with that category. On September 16, 2023, at 11:00 AM (ET) Episode 133 of House Talk Pre-Game debuts and you don’t want to miss a powerful and information-packed lineup with Hosts – Sports Family Therapist Dr. Lauren Pitts, and former Scholar-Athlete and Licensed Professional Counselor, Ronnie Ransome, Jr., with special guest former NCAA D-1 basketball player and high school basketball coach – Terry Tucker. Tune in to hear the House Talk Pre-Game discussion on YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcast, and Spotify! Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel in case you miss us live!
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What do you expect of yourself and what do you expect of others, particularly the people you work with? Have you ever had someone ask you to do something, but you doubted your ability to accomplish the task? Then, the person making the ask of you told you they knew you could get the job done. Did their confidence in your ability change your mindset from doubt to a belief in your capability? The website Leaders (Howland - 9/9/2022) listed these seven ways of setting clear expectations with your staff so they can be successful in their job: 1. Determine what the expectations are - Create a sense of unity and cohesiveness by developing expectations based on organizational values. 2. Connect your "why" to your employee's "why" - Communicating the meaning behind your job expectations helps individuals understand how their impact extends far beyond being a source of labor. 3. Communicate expectations in-person and on paper - Handing out a hard copy of expectations gives team members something they can refer back to and store in their long-term memory. 4. Be consistent - It’s important for your team to feel a sense of stability. Trusting teams can’t develop unless a leader creates an environment of consistency. 5. Create rhythms - Structuring your workday with good habits and pre-determined routines is one of the best strategies to use as you develop a successful business. 6. Establish realistic timelines - As the leader, it's your job to create high-quality results. Unmanageable deadlines produce poor working conditions with anxiety, burnout, hostility, and stress. 7. Affirm expectations are clear and agreed upon - Setting expectations for employees is part of the relationship-building process. Be open to listening to team members if they express concern about the measures you have set. While setting expectations and marrying them to the company values is important, making sure your staff feels their responsibilities and contributions to the organization are valued will set the foundation to ensure each team member does their best to produce quality work in a timely manner. Please check out the video below to learn about the results of several studies that prove the importance of setting clear expectations and believing in the ability of your employees to get the job done. Also, please leave me a comment about a time in your career when someone believed in your ability to succeed, even though you had some doubts at the start. |
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