The document discusses initiative in the workplace. It defines initiative as an individual's action that begins a process without direct managerial influence, such as coming up with a new product or service. It states that initiative can improve oneself, one's department, and one's organization. It provides six effective steps to take initiative: 1) find solutions when criticizing, 2) constantly search for new solutions, 3) do more than is required, 4) think as a team member not just an employee, 5) share ideas, and 6) always be prepared. The document also discusses how to improve employee initiative by welcoming suggestions and showing appreciation, and why employees may lack initiative due to fear, frustrations, or past failures.

1. InitiativeIMPORTANT KEY TO SUCCESS

2. Initiative Definitions:
An individual's action that begins a process, often done without direct
managerial influence. For example, an employee might take the initiative to
come up with a new product or service that the company could offer.
Practice of looking for ways that you can contribute to your team,
department or organization and taking action. It’s saying to your boss,
“Would you mind if I helped out on this project if I did so in my spare
time?” What boss would say no?
The power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do. To simplify
and promote workflow effectively.

3. Initiative can improve:
Yourself and way of doing your work
Your department to make it
exceptional among other departments
Your organization in general

4. Effective steps to be initiative:
1. When you criticize, always find the solution or alternatives.
Each situation may require a different approach. Find out the best
one to promote your ideas depending on a current circumstance.
2. Never Stand Still
People who do the things the way they have always been done
will in the best case get the same results all over again.
You should constantly search for new solutions and more effective
approaches. Ideas are the most expensive matters nowadays and
so far the best contribution you can offer to your organization.

5. Effective steps to be initiative: (cont.1)
3. Do More Than Required of You
Do you want to be exceptional? Then act exceptional. Try to do
something extra all the time. One important rule is to concentrate
on areas where you can generate the most visible and remarkable
results.
Ability to perfectly implement the delegated tasks is, of course, an
important quality for being effective at work. But this won’t give
you the opportunity to stand out. There may be a plenty of people
in your organization who succeed in that.

6. Effective steps to be initiative: (cont.2)
4. Think as a Team Member, nor Employee
If you decided to take initiative at work, then think about yourself
as a team member.
This means that each success, each achievement of the
organization is yours as well. Corporate prosperity will lead to your
personal prosperity too. As soon as you establish this mindset you
will start caring about each detail and dedicating all your efforts to
achieving profound outcomes.
5. Speak Up And Share Your Ideas
Do you have a brilliant idea? Then go ahead and speak about it. A
million wonderful ideas haven’t meant anything to this world just
because they were not told; no one knew about them.
Brainstorming with other team members is always healthy.

7. Effective steps to be initiative: (cont.3)
6. Always Be Prepared
Tackle new skills and refine your abilities all the time. You learn
and grow by challenging yourself. This will give you the knowledge
and confidence to show more initiative in current or upcoming
projects.
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one
than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. That is why you
should aim high and constantly grow both as a person and a
professional. As soon as you see a chance to use the acquired
competence, go ahead and do that.

8. How to Improve Employee Initiative
Some employees are hesitant to show initiative for fear of
overstepping boundaries. Rather than discourage this action, take
steps to help improve employee initiative.
1. Welcome Suggestions
2. Show Appreciation
3. Do not destroy Initiative
4. Negotiate with employees their initiatives to improve way of
thinking.

9. Why Employee do not Initiate
1. Fear
1. If I do it once then it becomes my job
2. Others think we are overstepping our boundaries
3. I might make mistakes.
4. What needs to be done is not easy.
5. I am afraid to be fired.
2. Frustrations
1. I don’t have the authority
2. I don’t have the support
3. I don’t have the skills
4. I don’t have the time
3. Failures
1. I took initiative once and made a mistake
2. someone keeps blocking my efforts
3. I constantly fail when I take initiatives

10. Common Mistakes
1. Becoming pushy
2. Becoming obnoxious
3. Becoming over aggressive
4. Becoming selfish and not caring
5. Becoming complainer

11. Some examples of initiative in the workplace
One way to show initiative at work is to invest time and energy into
performing current job tasks extremely well.
• working extra hours to ensure a task is completed on schedule.
• workers with initiative often take steps to go beyond normal
expectations.
• facing a tricky problem that has no easy solution. Instead of giving up,
the employee takes the initiative to research every possible solution until
the problem is solved.
• Seeking additional education is another clear sign that an employee
wants to be better than average.
• Helping the company achieve an important goal.
• An example would be coming up with a unique idea that helps a
company improve productivity.
• Another example of adding value is motivating others within a work
group to reach team goals.

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