July 19, 2012
High Performance
Whether you are an employee in the private or public sector, or into self-employment, you need to set yourself apart from the pack. To make a significant impact on your organization or industry, there are things you can do to achieve high performance. Possessing and demonstrating qualities will ensure you stand out from the competition, internally and externally.
For the most part, personalities get noticed, but other characteristics and qualities gained through experience can make you shine through. Your qualities can assist in your performance, but can also rub off also in the higher performance of employees, teams and business itself around you.
High Performance Qualities and Tips
Here are some qualities and tips to performing at a high level and getting noticed:
- Demonstrate excellence in everything you do, strive for excellence and encourage all to achieve excellence
- Set aggressive, achievable goals and demonstrate dedication by hitting them
- Seek and implement continuous improvements for yourself, for your team, for your business
- Be genuine, truthful, honest, respectful and fair; uphold strong values and ethics and treat others as you would want to be treated
- Create an open and transparent environment around you; staff, stakeholders and customers will want to go to as you have gained levels of trust
- Keep emotions in check
- Be consistent in your responses, decisions, and in your daily work
- Be an example of collaboration, partnership building, encouraging team effort
- Rely on other’s expertise; be noticed for calling upon others for their value-added advice, opinions and recommendations
- Value everyone’s input and feedback
- Lead by example
- Be energetic, enthusiastic, creative and innovative
- Be loyal to colleagues, staff, customers
- Hit and make the deadlines, be on time
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- Positive Words – Business Communications in a Positive Way
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- Presentation Tips for Business Meetings and Interviews
- Values and Ethics – Integrating Strong Principles into your Organization
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