Here are 7 keys on Monday to help you be a better employee, partner, or peer to others in your organization.
1. Write everything down. Never show up to a meeting without something to write with and something to write on. And write it down. Everything. Otherwise you’ll forget. I don’t care who you are.
2. Honor people’s time. Show up early and finish on time. Actually finish early if at all possible.
3. Come with solutions, not just ideas. This is crucial. move towards completion, not away from it.
4. Learn how to anticipate. Always be one step ahead. Do something every day you weren’t “asked” or “told” to do, but know you should do.
5. Be a disciplined learner. Understand it’s your role to be an expert, no matter what level or role you play in an organization. Don’t just be one step ahead of your boss in being skilled at your job…. be an expert.
6. Create corporate culture, don’t just consume it. Help set the standard in your organization, don’t just reflect it. Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
7. Be a servant. Much harder said than done. Much of this perspective comes from having a great attitude.
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Brad Lomenick is a leadership consultant, speaker, founder of BLINC, and author of The Catalyst Leader and H3 Leadership. He is the former president and key visionary of Catalyst and currently serves as a consultant for several organizations. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram. This post originally appeared at his blog.