Taking Initiative at Work: Inspiring and Transformative Simple Story

Taking initiative at work will show you’re a creative, committed person who’s dedicated to finding solutions. Visit https://joelinspirationalspeaker.com to hire Joel to deliver this inspirational training or speech for your employees: “Career Advancement: Release Untapped Potential of Underutilized Leaders.”

Doing the unexpected at work will get you noticed in these ways:

• Showing your creativity and visionary thinking

• Demonstrating your leadership potential

• Illustrating your commitment to your organization’s success.

Taking initiative at work and building visibility go hand in hand. You need to put yourself out there to become visible. Do the unexpected, so you’ll stand out from the crowd.

Consider this story: A waiter at a beachside restaurant overheard a couple talking about how they couldn’t go down to the beach because there wasn’t a wheelchair ramp. They weren’t able to descend the set of stairs leading to the shore. The waiter asked the maintenance crew to quickly build a ramp to the beach, which they did right away. He didn’t ask company management; he just did it. He certainly wasn’t expected to do that; he simply did it because he felt everyone should be able to go to the beach. By taking initiative at work to fulfill a glaring need that no one else had spotted, he showed his commitment to the satisfaction of his customers and company.

Strive to embrace this mentality at work every day, asking yourself how you can go above and beyond what’s expected to create value for your organization. Ask yourself how you can go the extra mile in ways that will surprise your coworkers and superiors. Do the unexpected to really get noticed, spotting those glaring areas of need or opportunities for novel solutions that no one else has seized upon yet.

By taking initiative at work in these ways, you’ll demonstrate your leadership potential by showing that you’re an assertive, confident person who thinks outside the box. The best leaders think creatively and take calculated risks, instead of just going along with the status quo. They’re not afraid to propose novel solutions. Instead of just going through the motions, you’ll be showing your commitment to carrying out the organization’s vision and ensuring the satisfaction of all stakeholders.

Visit https://joelinspirationalspeaker.com to learn more about how a keynote speech or corporate training by Joel will inspire your people to increase their value and impact by taking more initiative in their work each day.

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