'If you take responsibility for yourself
you will develop a hunger
to
accomplish your dreams'.
Think for a few minutes: are you happy with your position in your organisation? Are you
satisfied with the salary and the perks that you receive today? Are you happy
with your power and authority?
If you are happy and satisfied, who is responsible
for this? If you are not happy and satisfied, again, who is responsible for
this?
Owning the responsibility is a very important
factor for progress or corrective action. If we own the responsibility for our
unhappiness, then, we will also take responsibility for the corrective action
and the action plan that follows. This alone will give us the commitment and
involvement.
If we do not own the responsibility for our
position, and especially if we are not satisfied, we will resort to four
responses: blaming, labeling, complaining, criticizing and avoiding.
For example, if we are not promoted, and if we are
not satisfied, we will blame our superior, we will label him as unreasonable,
we will complain to others that we did not receive the recognition we deserve,
we will criticise our organisation and will avoid taking corrective action to
improve the situation.
Over this weekend, spend some time on this very
important question and check where do you stand.
N C Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
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