If you’ve recently landed your very first job, you must be
very eager to show off your knowledge and skills. You have the energy,
enthusiasm and motivation to be good and effective at work simply because
you’re new in the working world. But can you sustain it for the next five
years? Maybe not.
If you want to remain productive and be better and more
efficient in what you do, it’s important that you form certain habits at work,
such as:
1. Volunteering for work/assignments
When you volunteer for assignments, especially those that
are more difficult and important than what you normally do, you get to learn
new things, and this becomes an extra motivation from you. You will be
challenged to deliver positive results on time, and in the process, you train
yourself to be consistently effective and productive.
2. Being nice to people
You must have heard many people saying how important it is
to be nice to people regardless of their position in the company. But how can
this help you stay effective in your work? Well, by being nice to people,
you’re making them like you. This can then increase the chances of them wanting
to work with you or have you in their team, which gives you a lot of
opportunities to become productive and a valuable asset to the company.
3. Prioritizing your tasks/work
One of the biggest reasons workers become ineffective or
unproductive is their inability to prioritize their work. When you form a habit
of working only on things you are interested in, you’re setting yourself up to
become ineffective. On the other hand, if you know how to set priorities, it
will be much easier for you to identify which tasks require immediate attention
and action from your part.
4. Staying positive
You must be very excited about your work because everything
is new to you. But being unfamiliar with the work system can also leave you
frustrated and feeling helpless. Remember that it’s all too easy to get
overwhelmed by your responsibilities, and this may eventually cause you to feel
unmotivated to perform at high level.
When you maintain a positive mindset, your focus will be on
how to get things done efficiently so that you may still have time for
yourself. In short, thinking positive forces you to do things according to how
they should be done.
5. Finding solutions to problems
Problems are everywhere in the workplace, whether you stay
in your job for many years or decide on changingcareers. They are inevitable. To remain effective and productive, you’ve
got to focus on finding solutions rather than on the problems you’re facing.
Besides, the ability to solve problems is one trait that every employer is
looking for in a worker.
