Comments on: When NOT to Take the Lead at Work http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/ The Personal and Professional Insights of a Struggling College Grad Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: How I Handled My First Real Job : Brazen Careerist http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/#comment-77 How I Handled My First Real Job : Brazen Careerist Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:47:35 +0000 http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-77 [...] an earlier post I talked about how my job doesn’t give me adequate opportunities to develop myself as a leader. My organization lacks structure and there is no motivation or inspiration resulting in me being [...] [...] an earlier post I talked about how my job doesn’t give me adequate opportunities to develop myself as a leader. My organization lacks structure and there is no motivation or inspiration resulting in me being [...]

]]> By: Handling My First *Real* Job « Entry Level Living http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/#comment-74 Handling My First *Real* Job « Entry Level Living Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:33:16 +0000 http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-74 [...] My First *Real* Job In an earlier post I talked about how my job doesn’t give me adequate opportunities to develop myself as a leader. My organization lacks structure and there is no motivation or inspiration resulting in me being [...] [...] My First *Real* Job In an earlier post I talked about how my job doesn’t give me adequate opportunities to develop myself as a leader. My organization lacks structure and there is no motivation or inspiration resulting in me being [...]

]]> By: Career Encourager http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/#comment-67 Career Encourager Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:52:32 +0000 http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-67 You've been tagged - can you write your memoir in just 6 words? http://careerencouragement.typepad.com/the_career_encouragement_/2008/03/just-6-words.html Hope you play... You’ve been tagged – can you write your memoir in just 6 words?

http://careerencouragement.typepad.com/the_career_encouragement_/2008/03/just-6-words.html

Hope you play…

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/#comment-64 Penelope Trunk Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:13:58 +0000 http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-64 Hey, I like your blog, and I especially like the list of popular posts from last week. Something that I've found is that people who are leaders lead wherever they are. They can't help it. So if you find yourself not wanting to lead at a particular job you have, then you can probably learn something about yourself, too - not everyone needs to be a leader. Penelope Hey, I like your blog, and I especially like the list of popular posts from last week.

Something that I’ve found is that people who are leaders lead wherever they are. They can’t help it. So if you find yourself not wanting to lead at a particular job you have, then you can probably learn something about yourself, too – not everyone needs to be a leader.

Penelope

]]> By: Benny Greenberg http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/when-not-to-take-the-lead/#comment-62 Benny Greenberg Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:37:43 +0000 http://entrylevelliving.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-62 A few great quotes come to mind. You may want to take a look at two recent posts I have on my blog - One on Steps to Success and another on Procrasti-NATION. HERE ARE THE LINKS: http://yattitude.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/the-4-step-plan-to-success/ http://yattitude.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/ya-ttitude-battle-lines-are-drawn/ Here are some great quotes - might help the issues and problems you are feeling and having. THE CHANCES ARE THAT YOUR JOB LIKES YOU PRECISELY AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE IT, BUT NO MORE. You are the world’s greatest expert on your job, and you can make it into what you choose. You may have a job description, but there are few jobs in the world that come with detailed instructions. A job description simply provides a foundation upon which you may build the perfect job for yourself. When you give generously to it, a job responds with a full measure of satisfaction, personal growth, financial rewards, and promise for the future. If you are in a job you absolutely hate, and you have considered all the alternatives and decided that you will never like your job, find something else. But if you, like most people, dislike a few things about your work, but on balance believe you have a pretty good position, get busy making it the greatest job in the world. In your career, as in life, you get in direct proportion to what you give. START GOING THE EXTRA MILE AND OPPORTUNITY WILL FOLLOW YOU. Going the extra mile can give you insight and a good reputation, both of which attract opportunity. Many obvious opportunities are found in places no one else has bothered to venture. If you put in the extra effort to make a good project an even better one, or you get to know your equipment better than anyone else on your shift, you will see things others overlook and be in a position to make use of them. Leaders who need a job done think first of people they know who will do it well. If other people respect you for the quantity and the quality of your work, you will find yourself advancing past others who regard their jobs as drudgery. For all the extra service that you’ve rendered, you’ll find yourself more than amply compensated by opportunities others never grasp. Benny A few great quotes come to mind.
You may want to take a look at two recent posts I have on my blog – One on Steps to Success and another on Procrasti-NATION.

HERE ARE THE LINKS:

http://yattitude.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/the-4-step-plan-to-success/

http://yattitude.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/ya-ttitude-battle-lines-are-drawn/

Here are some great quotes – might help the issues and problems you are feeling and having.

THE CHANCES ARE THAT YOUR JOB LIKES YOU PRECISELY AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE IT, BUT NO MORE.

You are the world’s greatest expert on your job, and you can make it into what you choose. You may have a job description, but there are few jobs in the world that come with detailed instructions. A job description simply provides a foundation upon which you may build the perfect job for yourself. When you give generously to it, a job responds with a full measure of satisfaction, personal growth, financial rewards, and promise for the future. If you are in a job you absolutely hate, and you have considered all the alternatives and decided that you will never like your job, find something else. But if you, like most people, dislike a few things about your work, but on balance believe you have a pretty good position, get busy making it the greatest job in the world. In your career, as in life, you get in direct proportion to what you give.

START GOING THE EXTRA MILE AND OPPORTUNITY WILL FOLLOW YOU.

Going the extra mile can give you insight and a good reputation, both of which attract opportunity. Many obvious opportunities are found in places no one else has bothered to venture. If you put in the extra effort to make a good project an even better one, or you get to know your equipment better than anyone else on your shift, you will see things others overlook and be in a position to make use of them. Leaders who need a job done think first of people they know who will do it well. If other people respect you for the quantity and the quality of your work, you will find yourself advancing past others who regard their jobs as drudgery. For all the extra service that you’ve rendered, you’ll find yourself more than amply compensated by opportunities others never grasp.

Benny

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