Rightitude (Right + Attitude)
When you fail do you:
1. Reflect & Learn? OR
2. Self flagellate & moan?
One of these attitudes will take you to success!
When you succeed do you:
1. Swell up and feel invincible? OR
2. Appreciate everyone involved & reflect to learn what were the key factors that led to success and key decisions that were taken?
One of these attitudes will sustain success
When you learn something new:
1. Do you apply it at the earliest? OR
2. Plan to apply it and it gets forgotten as time passes by?
When you receive feedback:
1. Do you thank the giver, reflect on your own, go back to seek clarification if required & work on correction/continue the strengths consciously? OR
2. Do you get defensive, justify or start giving feedback to the other person?
One of these attitudes makes you a very irritating person
When your direct report makes an error, do you:
1. Correct in private? OR
2. In front of everyone?
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When your Direct report makes an error, do you:
1. Help him learn from the situation and enable/support him for future success? OR
2. Blame him and question his competence/commitment?
Whoa!
In a conflict Situation, do you:
1. Realize it’s a style or an orientation issue; nothing to do with intent; And do you reach out, seek to resolve and strengthen the relationship? OR
2. Ascribe intent, label the individual and weaken the relationship?
Which one are you?
This blogpost came about as a result of a tweet I wrote, and then I decided to do a series… Hope you resonate with this. I’d love for you to add more. Leave them as comments so they stay for others who visit later.
I loved writing this one!
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insightful…liked it, sir
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That would be great sir…so many times confrontation is avoided for fear of hurting person/prospects. Carefront is the answer !!!
Very well written. Attitude is really difficult to locate, yet it is most vital attribute of leadership. It will be interesting for many of us to answer these questions you posted; will surely be an exercise in self-awareness.
You got it, Rishi! When I’d finished writing the post, I actually thought it would make a great questionnaire!
Greaticle [Great Article, it is
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A few just popped up in my mind:
1. Do you have Passion that has no Action or Do you have PACTION [Passion wedded with Action: Brings Results]
2. Do you get into a shell when the conflict arises or take it positively and look at it as an opportunity for betterment: [Shall I call it CONFIRTUNITY]
Keep posting such brilliant ones!
Greaticle! I love that! Thank you!
Rightitude !!! Brilliant sir….Some years you gave Carefront(Care +Confront).I still use it….
All the best!!!
I am touched that you still remember! And now that you have brought it up, maybe my next post will be about CareFronting!
“CareFronting” – Can’t be more eager to read your next article now!! Much needed!