Boosters & Drainers

Written by Nan S. Russell


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My solution? Use that feedback. Spend less work time withrepparttar drainers, and more time with people who offer you an energy boost. Once you’ve identified how it feels to be around energy boosters, look to fill gaps, especially on work teams, with people who bring positive energy to a meeting, who are fun to be around, whose enthusiasm and positive approach lifts your spirits, enhances your creativity, and adds to your work life. Find and stay close to these energy boosters.

I use a simple measurement to identify energy drainers and energy boosters:repparttar 104226 laugh factor. The more laughter I find inrepparttar 104227 process of doing business,repparttar 104228 more energy I know is inrepparttar 104229 room. The more energy inrepparttar 104230 room,repparttar 104231 more gets done. I look for people I can laugh with, have fun with and share ideas with. My work results are better when I’m around people who make me feel energized when I leave them. Yours can be, too.

(c) 2004 Nan S. Russell. All rights reserved.

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Don't Be Dragged Down

Written by Arthur Cooper


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So watch out.

Hitch your wagon to a rising star. Look forrepparttar dynamic leaders and try to join their teams. Go where you will be given responsibility andrepparttar 104225 chance to shine. Ask to be part of progressive and active work groups. Distance yourself fromrepparttar 104226 lethargic and lazy and time-serving as fast as you can.

And if you arerepparttar 104227 boss - if you are in charge of an under performing team - it is doubly important to act. You have not only your future at stake but that of your staff. It is your responsibility to reform your team and its members.

You may need to cajole, enthuse, and generally push them. You may need to provide training. You may need to make clear your aims and goals. And atrepparttar 104228 end ofrepparttar 104229 day you may need to get rid of someone. You may need to move them to a better suited job, or even out ofrepparttar 104230 company altogether.

You cannot afford to be dragged down by under performers in your team. You will be judged on your team’s performance. You won’t be given credit for carrying passengers. Your best staff will feel unfairly associated withrepparttar 104231 worst and will seek to go elsewhere, and eventually you will be left with justrepparttar 104232 worst. You will be left with justrepparttar 104233 bad staff,repparttar 104234 bad projects,repparttar 104235 unimportant work. You will have run intorepparttar 104236 buffers. So remember, you will be judged to some degree byrepparttar 104237 performance of others. Make sure that those others are onrepparttar 104238 up, and are not going down dragging you with them.

Arthur Cooper is a writer and publisher. For more of his articles go to: http://www.arthurcooper.com/ For articles ebooks and courses go to: http://www.barrel-publishing.com/


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