The Rule Of Workplace Success: Borrowing Help

A successful person is one who can do things well. How to do things well? They dare to take risks, start from the big place, and work out and execute thoughtful plans. Another thing most people do not think is that successful people are good at seeking help.

Team building, outsourcing, collaboration, empowerment, etc., although different, but these practices are essentially seeking help. Moreover, seeking help is a key factor in promoting career and personal success.

Without help from others, it is the fixed thinking pattern of many people. We think this will make us look weak. We think we have to be superman. We thought we would be rejected. We think we must do everything ourselves. For whatever reason, when we need it, we always refuse to ask for help. But we must overcome this wrong concept. The following are the recommendations of this article:

Don't be opinionated. No one, I mean, no one can achieve success on his own. You can't and should not do everything yourself. In fact, you are not always the best person for a job or the only person who can do it. Seeking help is a manifestation of strength, not weakness. Asking for help can make room for you and give you more time and energy. This is a wise strategy.

Change your mind. The idea of seeking help is changed from "I am a weak, incompetent loser" to "I am strategically distributing my time in order to focus on the most important things." Don't get entangled in the fact that you can't do something, don't have time to do it, or don't have professional knowledge.

Know yourself Colleague 。 Seeking help is actually making use of valuable resources and getting the best results with the least resources at the fastest speed. In other words, let the right person do the right thing. The key is to set up an appropriate team. And the best way is to know your colleagues, cultivate interpersonal relationships and take the initiative in building relationships.

Consider your colleagues: what are their strengths and weaknesses? What kind of work are they doing recently? Who are excellent team players? Who are good leaders? Who are good executors? The more you know your colleagues, the better you can use their wisdom and build a better team.

Build your own team. Before starting a project or a task, consider the following questions:

What is the scope of the project?

When did I participate in similar projects before?

What have I learned from that project and how can I make use of it?

What help do I need?

Who is an expert in this field or has carried out this task?

Who is the most suitable for this project?

If you know your colleagues, you will know who to ask for help.

Reasonably organize the term of help seeking. Don't say, "I'm busy." I don't have time to do this or "I'm stupid. I can't understand this." You should use positive language of help seeking to turn help into mutual benefit. For example:

"Marie, I am very impressed by the report you prepared for the board. Can you help me to revise the format of the report?

Ted, you worked very well in the Jenkins team last year. Would you like to consider joining my team? "

"Sara, I think your leadership is amazing. Would you like to consider hosting this committee? "

As mentioned above, seeking help is actually the use of valuable resources, with the least resources and the fastest speed to get the best results. Let the other person know that you are seeking help because you value their time and talents.

Looking for a person assistant 。 If you have an assistant, you are very lucky. He or she is your teammate, and you should outsource your work as far as possible. If there is no assistant, you can consider hiring a virtual assistant.

One or two years ago, I hired a virtual assistant, which changed my life. She is responsible for dealing with things that I have always thought I can do well without trusting anyone else. But I persuaded myself to make an attempt, which turned out to be the most valuable business decision I have ever made. I will create a list every day, including items, tasks, phone calls and so on, and then assign them to my assistant. Now she helps me deal with things that I have solved before myself: upload contents to my website, prepare invoices, update databases, arrange schedules, arrange appointments, etc. She did better, faster and more efficiently than I did. Moreover, I can extricate myself from these affairs and concentrate on other things, which has brought unexpected benefits to me.

Outsourcing household duties. Our work was very busy and we found more after returning home. work Do it. Instead of constantly nagging your spouse or child, try outsourcing at home. Many things can be outsourced or shared: purchase necessities of life, send children to school, arrange appointments, clean houses, wash clothes, scan photographs, send holiday greetings cards, etc. I used to hire a family assistant to help me cook, clean, shop, arrange and take care of children.

If you don't want to hire someone else to help you do housework, you should at least take the initiative to ask for help. You don't have to do everything by yourself, so make a general list. List all the housework that must be done, such as washing clothes, shopping, preparing meals, watering plants, throwing rubbish and recycling rubbish.

Then the task is assessed and assigned to the executor. Besides you, who can help? Maybe your lover, your child, neighbor's child and so on. Find people who can do these things and assign tasks.

Form a system. Establish a repetitive task sharing system. In this way, the task executor has autonomy, the communication process is simplified, and your weekends can be liberated. Ask for help. Smart, successful people will do this.