ArticlesReader.com Menu
Newest Articles
Most Viewed Articles
ArticlesReader.com RSS
Submit Article
Login
Signup
Search the articles

Articles Main Categories
Advice
Animals
Automobiles
Business
Career
Communications
Computer Programming
Computers
Entertainment
Environment
Family
Fashion
Finance
Food
Health & Medical
Home & Garden
Humor
Internet Business
Internet Marketing
Legal
Leisure & Recreation
Marketing
Other
Politics
Reference & Education
Religion
Self Improvement
Sports
Technology & Science
Travel
Writing
Subscribe
Receive alert message from us when new articles submitted to our site for free.

Enter your name

Enter your email

Syndicate

















Related Products
Home::Career

Building Performance Trust

Author : Nan S. Russell
You can have outstanding ideas, yet never leverage them into winning at working results. That's because the secret behind those ideas lies in performance. Yours.

Getting the okay to pursue your idea is directly related to the level of confidence other people have in your ability to deliver it. And if you do, you will create for yourself opportunities on a regular basis. One successful idea delivery leads to another and another and another. Bigger and bigger ideas are entrusted to people who consistently turn ideas into reality.

You see, not only does an idea need to be a good one, but the idea-maker needs to be a performer who can deliver the vision. That doesn't mean you need to have executed lots of ideas before getting one approved. It does mean the base quality of your work is a deciding factor.

In twenty years of management, I've vetoed more good ideas than I've approved. Most were vetoed for one reason: performance trust. I didn't trust the person to deliver the idea they had. A mediocre idea from a strong performer will win approval over a great idea from someone with inconsistent follow-through and poor results.

If you can't do the little things, why would anyone give you bigger or more important things to do? And while every idea might not be big, it takes energy, time and resources away from other work endeavors. Not all ideas that get approved turn out to be successful. That's OK. Lots can be learned from the ones that fail, too. Look at Edison and the light bulb. But if an idea fails because it was poorly executed, we only learn the competency quotient of the initiator.

There is a mercenary side to idea approval. What happens with your idea is a reflection on the person who approved it. I know, for one, I'm not willing to risk my reputation on someone's half-baked or half-executed idea. That doesn't mean I don't take risks on individuals or ideas. I do on both. But, business decisions are about odds and risks. Make sure both are in your favor. Being a strong performer is the best way to get your ideas noticed and sell them to the powers that be.

You can start enhancing your performance reputation by implementing ideas that don't require anyone's approval. Do what needs doing, what would be helpful if implemented or beneficial if created. Of course, this at-your-discretion work is always in addition to current responsibilities. People who are winning at working use ideas to build performance trust. And performance trust builds careers.

(c) 2005 Nan S. Russell. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Sign up to receive Nan's free eColumn, Winning at Working, at http://www.winningatworking.com. Nan Russell has spent over twenty years in management, most recently with QVC as a Vice President. Currently working on her first book, Nan is a writer, columnist, small business owner, and instructor.

Spam emails More free articles

Related articles


  1. Tips For Successful Job Hunting: How To Get A Job Without A Resume
  2. How to Turn a Job Search into a Career Find
  3. How to Pick the Best Career For You , Part 2: From Exposure-to-Opportunity
  4. My Landscaping Business is Better Than Your Lanscaping Business...
  5. Why Culinary Education
  6. How To Pick The Best Career For You, Part 1
  7. 4 Internet Job Search Mistakes to Avoid
  8. Get A New Job - Career Choices
  9. Electronic Resume Writing Tips That Boost Your Interview Appointment Success
  10. Travel Light to Work
  11. Sawbones
  12. Whiners Need Not Apply
  13. Discover your passion
  14. Workplace Violence - 8 Tips For Spotting Early Warning Signs
  15. Your Best Job Search Tool May Be Your Computer
  16. Practice Speaking
  17. Smokin’ Up a Storm: Clothing, Smokers, and the Job Interview
  18. Resume That Effectively Promotes You!
  19. What is Contract Programming? An Alternative to the Conformity of Everyday Employment
  20. Ten Great Careers For Computer “Geeks"
  21. The Six Figure Job Search
  22. An RX For Your Résumé
  23. Powerful Phone Interviews
  24. Your Self-Image in the Workplace
  25. Thank-You Notes: An Integral Part of Your Career Design
More related feeds
Joe Takash...Results Through Relationships: Building Trust ...
It's called: "Results Through Relationships: Building Trust, Performance and Profit through People" The focus is simple: How to add depth to our “Linked-In” type networks because WE’RE ALL IN THE RELATIONSHIP BUSINESS FIRST---the book ...

The Trust Has Left the Building: $23000 on Spa Treatments
The Trust Has Left the Building: $23000 on Spa Treatments. It looks like the folks at AIG have taken "tone at the top" to heart. Unfortunately, their tone isn't of the type that is good news for taxpayers, who now own 80% of AIG. ...

Why You Shouldn’t Increase Online Traffic - 5 of 5 — by RAHMAN MEHRABY
A successful internet marketing campaign helps you increase online traffic, but the new visitors don’t take your desired step as your website isn’t building trust in them! So, before you increase online traffic, you should have thought ...

Building Performance Trust
That's because the secret behind those ideas lies in performance. Yours. Getting the okay to pursue your idea is directly related to the level of confidence other people have in your ability to deliver...

Results Through Relationships: Building Trust, Performance, and ...
Read More...

FREE Home Energy Review with the Energy Trust of Oregon
Begin by scheduling a free energy review with Energy Trust. A contractor certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) will conduct a one-hour walk through to visually identify typical areas of energy loss. ...

Results Through Relationships: Building Trust, Performance, and ...
A career guide to more significant business results in a shorter period of time. Results Through Relationships shows professionals how to establish break-through relationships with new prospects and their existing networks, ...

Deborah LaBelle's Dissertation Defense Today
Rush Building, Room 014 Title: The Influence of Social Motivations on Performance and Trust in Semi-virtual Teams. Abstract: This empirical study investigates the use of McClelland’s social motives of power, achievement, and affiliation ...

Absence of Trust in Your Team is Costing You Money
Building familiarity is an important first step in trust building. The participants also discuss what they can do to build trust in the team. This is a powerful exercise that help recognize what they need to do to make it happen. ...

Highways Agency wins building public trust award for quality in ...
The Highways Agency has been praised for setting a benchmark for the rest of the public sector after its annual report and business plan were praised for openness, clarity and customer focus in the national Building Public Trust Awards. ...

 

 

© 2007 articlesreader.com - All Rights Reserved