Efficient Leadership II

Some Topics Know No Bounds

His secondary supervisor informed Thomas Jackson that their primary supervisor wanted to see him, and right after the fact, he became concerned. You see, this was the day where he would discover if his six-month effort left him thought of as an asset or a liability.

As Thomas sat in the outer office of the primary supervisor’s office, he recalled his journey from beginning to this point. He searched for any reasons why he wouldn’t become a full-time employee; his search showed him no signs. He felt he’d done all that was required and some. He wanted, as well as needed, this job.

The door of the primary supervisor’s office opened…

“Mister Jackson, please come in,” the primary supervisor chirped.

Thomas rose to his feet and entered the office; the primary supervisor closed the door behind him.

“My name Nelson Rockerfellow, but everyone around here calls me Rock. It’s a pleasure to meet you officially.” Nelson stuck his hand out, which Thomas quickly took, they shook firmly.

“The pleasure is all mine, Rock,” Thomas chirped.

“Have a seat, Mister Jackson. So, you know why you’re here, right?”

Thomas sat in a chair before Nelson’s well-organized desk, while Nelson lounged in a cushy looking leather executive chair.

“I do indeed, Rock.”

“So, what are your thoughts?”

“Well, Rock. Based on my overall effort, I see no reason why I shouldn’t be regarded as full-time employee material.”

Nelson chuckled, “I like your confidence. I have your evaluation file sitting before me; it’s something I glanced through before I called you in. The reason why I did was just to confirm what I was being told by numerous people, primarily your supervisor, Taylor. She’s a tough one to impress, but once you have, she ensures the right people know about it.”

“Wow, I had no idea Taylor was paying me that much attention,” Thomas said, the excitement in his voice was undeniable.

“Your overall effort is what she based her decisions on, especially your work ethic and attitude, both of which in regards to you, she said were impeccable. This fact alone placed you further in the yes than no realm, but for me, it was your attendance that made it a no brainer for me to higher you. An hour early, every day, from day one to now, how could I not reward such commitment? So, congratulations on a job well done.” Nelson stood up and extended his hand out to Thomas.

Thomas quickly rose to his feet and grabbed Nelson’s hand; he was smiling uncontrollably. “Rock, words can’t begin to explain or express how happy I am right now,” he chirped, he released Nelson’s hand.

“You earned it.”

“I’m going to do everything in my power to ensure you’ll never have any regrets for your decision, Rock.”

“Oh, I believe it, Thomas. No more Mister Jackson, because it’s official, you’re now apart of the We Make Dreams Come True family. Welcome home.”

Thomas was smiling uncontrollably.

I hope that you saw the critical signs in this little tale of self-leadership. Thomas wanted something, so he did what he had to do to get it. Thank you for taking the time and donating it to reading my words.……………………………………

I don’t believe in no form of outside competition; I believe our only competition should be the thoughts we think. I believe that we should consistently be thinking of ways to outdo what we have already done; with this type of mindset, we won’t have time to be thinking about what others are or aren’t doing. When everyone is focused on their responsibility, our collective effort will always be its best.

As a crew leader, I was always focused on having each person evolving what they did best, which I observed via their effort. Once someone showed me that they could consistently do something well; I not only made it their primary objective, I acknowledged their effort with praise daily. My actions were establishing confidence and commitment, both of which left no time to think of outside competition. I noticed that the more attention I showed people for their effort, the higher their effort became. So, their primary objective became how to achieve more recognition by improving what was expected of them.

A great leader is a keen observer, which consists of visual and verbal. They’re always looking and listening for a means to make things move as smoothly as possible; the most efficient way is to acknowledge everyone’s individual effort with praise daily. Be the accomplishment big or small, because every good deed geared towards the great good, is a good indeed.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz, continue to set the standard by being the change you desire to see.