Atasi Masalah Bosan di Pejabat...

Kita semua pernah mengalami rasa bosan di pejabat. Ia bukan bermakna bosan kerana tiada kerja, tetapi lebih kepada rasa jemu bergelumang dengan perkara yang sama setiap hari. Ada hari-hari yang kita berasa masa sangat lambat berjalan. Banyak kajian menunjukkan bahawa kebosanan di pejabat boleh menyebabkan pekerja menjadi kurang waras, walaupun mereka adalah pekerja yang cemerlang. Mereka terdorong untuk meletakkan jawatan, mensabotaj rakan sekerja, mengabaikan kerja-kerja berkumpulan dan sengaja menggagalkan sesuatu tugasan. Ini adalah sangat serius.

“Apabila pekerja berasa bosan, mereka akan terdorong untuk menarik diri.” Kata Richard Chaifetz, seorang pakar psikologi dan CEO ComPsych, sebuah syarikat yang memberi bantuan konsultansi kepada para pekerja. “Risikonya boleh menjadi terlampau – kurang produktiviti, kesalahan yang sangat signifikan dan pelbagai insiden lagi.” Mari kita lihat bagaimana hendak memberi kesegaran pada diri dan bagaimana hendak menjadikan hari-hari anda lebih menarik di pejabat.

1.    Mulakan hari dengan lebih bersemangat

Respon emosi kita terhadap aktiviti seharian banyak terpengaruh dengan cara kita memulakan hari-hari kita. Sambil bersiap ke tempat kerja atau dalam perjalanan, kita boleh mendengar siaran radio-radio yang segar, kecoh dan bermotivasi. Contohnya untuk mereka yang beragama Islam, mulakan hari anda dengan solat Subuh yang akan menyegarkan permulaan hari. Solat adalah satu kerehatan dan mengecas semula segala emosi dan kepenatan fizikal.

Tidur awal juga dapat membantu permulaan hari yang baik. Jika anda mudah berasa penat, apa kata anda amalkan makanan kesihatan yang dapat menambah nutrisi untuk saraf. Berfikir secara positif dan berdoa kepada Tuhan supaya diberi kemudahan dalam urusan seharian. Ini kerana doa memberi pengharapan pada diri kita, seperti kita sedia maklum, harapan yang kita letak akan memberi satu semangat baru untuk meneruskan kehidupan.

2.    Jadikan stesen kerja anda lebih produktif

Percaya atau tidak, stesen kerja anda juga memainkan peranan penting terhadap emosi anda. Perubahan seperti meletakkan pokok kecil atau dekorasi ringkas akan membuatkan anda rasa lebih selesa. Benda-benda hidup seperti pokok dan mini akuarium dapat membantu memberi tenaga baru. Jangan risau, banyak contoh-contoh haiwan dan tumbuhan yang ‘mesra stesen kerja’ yang boleh anda google di Internet.

Aksesori seperti magnet bar juga boleh diletakkan, biasanya berunsurkan kata-kata motivasi atau tempat-tempat yang dilawati. Aksesori sebegini akan menambah keceriaan di stesen kerja anda. Banyak lagi yang boleh dipelbagaikan bagi menghidupkan stesen kerja anda, tetapi jangan sampai terlalu penuh hingga kelihatan semak pula ya!

3.    Atasi kepenatan

Kadangkala, bukan kerja harian yang menyebabkan kita berasa bosan tetapi lebih kepada rasa penat yang dialami hingga menyebabkan ketiadaan tenaga dan semangat untuk bekerja. Cara terbaik adalah berhenti seketika, tarik nafas sedalamnya kemudian lakukan beberapa gerakan ringkas yang akan melancarkan semula aliran darah dalam badan. Anda juga boleh berhenti untuk kudapan ringkas seperti bijirin sarapan atau biskut. Secawan kopi juga pasti membantu.

Selain itu, bekerja sambil berdiri buat sebentar juga membantu untuk mengecas semula tenaga anda. Sesuatu yang dipanggil ‘power nap’ yakni tidur sebentar dalam tempoh masa 5 minit bagi memberi kesegaran pada tubuh dan minda juga boleh membantu mengatasi kepenatan. Ingat, jangan sampai ditangkap tidur di hadapan bos atau terlebih tidur pula!

4.    Jadikan mesyuarat anda sesuatu yang berbaloi

Mesyuarat biasanya adalah bahagian paling membosan dalam kerja harian di pejabat. Betul atau tidak? Separuh daripadanya telah membazir waktu anda pada kerja sebenar di tangan. Sediakan itinerari mesyuarat agar perjalanan mesyuarat lebih teratur. Sekiranya perlu, bincang dengan pengurus jika ada sebarang penambah baikan terhadap mesyuarat untuk menjadikan ia lebih produktif.

5.    Maju kehadapan dan terima tanggungjawab baru

Jika kerja harian anda kelihatan mudah dan suram, cuba koreksi pembaharuan yang boleh dilakukan dalam kerja harian itu. Beri inisiatif baru terhadap projek yang sedang dilakukan, ia bukan sahaja akan mengecas semangat anda, malah anda juga akan mendapat perhatian istimewa daripada pengurus atas usaha yang dilakukan. Selain itu mungkin anda boleh bertukar-tukar tugasan kecil dengan rakan sekerja, ini akan membuatkan hari anda lebih menarik dek kerana anda akan belajar dan cuba membuat perkara baru.

Pekerja mungkin akan mengalami kesan psikologi sementara akibat kebosanan di pejabat seperti tekanan, tidak gembira serta kurang yakin diri – dalam masa yang sama perasaan bosan di pejabat sebenarnya adalah nilai yang sangat mahal harganya buat seorang pekerja kerana beliau mungkin akan kehilangan bakat dan sumbangan penting dalam jangka masa yang lebih panjang, jika ia dibiarkan berterusan.

Pelbagai inisiatif boleh dilakukan oleh ketua anda, bagi membantu pekerja yang kepenatan emosinya, antaranya dengan perbincangan tentang perkara yang boleh diubah bagi membuatkan pekerja berasa lebih selesa dan kurang tertekan. Menjadi pengurus bukan sahaja melibatkan pengurusan tugasan, tetapi juga termasuk mengurus emosi pekerja bawahan, itulah yang menjadikan seseorang itu pengurus yang hebat!

50 questions... To get to know each other!

These questions are from http://www.sparkpeople.com. You can copy them too so we can know I little more about you!
 
Have Fun!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My Grandma

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Good question....I've had a few close ones over the last few weeks...but I really can't remember!

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Usually!

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey!!

5. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I'd like to think so...

6. Do you have kids?
Nope

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM ALOT?
Oh my goodness.... all the time!!!!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yep

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Totally!!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Multi Grain Cheerios

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Nope

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Sometimes more than others!

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Bunny Tracks Ice Cream....soooo bad for me too!!! :)

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Depends on the person

15. RED OR PINK?
Pink!!!

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My flab that doesn't want to go away!!! Grrrr!

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Right now....one of my former best friends, we had a giant falling out and I am starting to miss him!!

18. WHAT IS THE PAUL MCKENNA TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?
No idea who that even is!

19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
I'm barefoot!!

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Homemade Chicken Salad

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Watching "I am Number Four"

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Probably Pink!

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Guys cologne, freshly mowed grass, Cilantro!!!

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My friend Tina

25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Probably the mountains, since I go there all the time!

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football

27. HAIR COLOR?
Brown, with blonde and red tints

28. EYE COLOR?
Baby Blue

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Nope

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Cheese!

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Probably Happy Endings...I don't do scary movies by myself!

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I Am Number Four

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Purple....it's becoming one of my new favorite colors to wear!

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
I am starting to become more of a summer kinda girl...comes with the body! :)

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Kisses...from the right person!

36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Anything sweet!

37. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
Strength...but I don't do it enough!!

38. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Computer! I'm addicted!

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
I'm not...I read lots of kids books though!

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't have one...using the couch cushion as one!

42. FAVORITE SOUND?
Can't say that I have one...

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles. Across the Universe is one of my favorite musicals!

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Europe!! It was amazing!! Barcelona, Spain was my favorite!

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
My fingers are double jointed...it really grosses people out! haha!

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Boring old Nebraska...

47. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Boring old Nebraska...

48. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
My apt is made from bricks...

49. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
Red

50. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 50 QUESTIONS?
Yeah...that was fun! :)

Team Building - Top Ten Things, Ten Ways & 5 Simple Actions

Successful Team Building. Elusive? Maybe. Desired? Definitely. Challenging? Sure. But top class Team Building is what all great bosses do. Having a slick, smart, gung-ho team around you is the ingredient you need, to make your business or organisation really perform.
"The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents."

~Amos Parrish

Yet why is it so challenging for many managers and leaders? What proves so difficult? Well, what we will do here is to try to tease out all the elements of how you go about easy Team Building.

 

Top Ten Things About Team Building

People who lead the best teams realise early on that they cannot run their business alone. It will either kill them or they will fail.

Here are some of the ways the very best set about Team Building...

1. Be Clear
-Great team leaders have expressed a very clear vision and with it simple expectations of their team.
2. Are Fair and Consistent
-They have one set of rules and one set only - for everyone including themselves. Everyone knows the acceptable behaviour and standards.
3. Delegate
-The best Team Building comes through sharing key workload, enabling team members to succeed, develop and deliver the result.
4. Leave Well Alone
-Leaders are very clear on what they want and then let go. They are not especially interested in how it is delivered, though they recognise the best results come from collaboration.
5. Provide Resources
-Great team leaders enhance the relationship with their team by ensuring that they have all they need to get the job done, whilst subtly alerting them to potential difficulties.
6. Give and Take Feedback
-In open and honest relationships all members of the team are willing to give each other support and feedback - including the leader. Both ways.
7. Blame No-one
-To truly enable a team of positive and willing contributors, risk is allowed! Using the phrase 'ask for forgiveness, not permission' a great team evolves. Delivering outstanding results.
8. Develop the Team
-Excellent Team Building comes from growing together and a top team leader's mission is to make that happen. Synergies are exploited, experiences are shared and above all team members are challenged and stretched to maximise achievements, in a place of safety.
9. Appreciate Individuals
-There are great individuals in great teams and the leaders job is to honour each and every one of them, whilst utilising those special, individual talents, in a co-creative team performance.
10. Celebrate Together
-And boy do those best at Team Building know how to make the most of success - ready for the next challenge!



Ten Ways to be Better at Team Building
 

1. Do Less
-Appreciate that leading a team is about giving way and letting others get on with it.
2. Communicate Well
-Keep in touch regularly. Keep your people informed and listen to them well. Ups and downs - if you do this, they will build their trust in you.
3. Be Interested in the People
-By creating a great team remember that they are all individuals too - they are real people who have differing needs from you. Appreciating that differentiates you as an exceptional team leader.
4. Choose Well
-The best time to choose a team is at the start. If you tolerate poor team members it is much, much harder to fix. So choose well. Recruit well. It's the best form of Team Building you can use.
5. Learn Together
-This is a concerted effort of co-operative learning - all together, including you - admit your shortfalls and they will support you. Support them and they will grow!
6. Review
-And as part of that learning, review progress regularly; appreciate if someone is struggling and encourage ways to learn and move on. Review the end result too Using what's been learned for the next project.
7. Be Open
-As leader you have an important role to make sure that the job gets done. Yet you are allowed to be open with them - to share your concerns and fears. It is OK to be human and within that emotional bond, you will all become a stronger team.
8. Allow Failure
-How you handle things when they do go wrong is a vital component in how your team will evolve and how you will evolve as a team leader. The outcome will be positive or more fear and doubt. As Charles Lindbergh said:-

    "What kind of man would live where there is no daring. I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all"

9. Have Fun
-It's OK to have fun. A team leader walks a fine line between over-familiarity and easy business relationships. But it can be done - watch for signals and respond accordingly. At the same time enable laughter and joy. It is a strong bond.
10. Spread the Word
-When the team work is over, or if key people move on, rejoice in what they take from the experience with you. Encourage them to use their experience of Team Building with their new people and do it for themselves.



5 Simple Actions You Can Take Today!

-Watch how much depends on you as the boss. If it is hard - you need better team-working.
-Test yourself this week for things that 'only you can do'. Ask yourself, 'Is this really true?'. 'Is there no-one else I have on board who can help me here?'
-Find a great team (business; sport; whatever) and consider everything they needed to become as good as they are as a team.
-Find out what your team members would like to do that you do yourself. Asking them is the best and easiest way.
-Ask them what you could personally do differently that would enable them to do their jobs much better.
-One more! - checkout where the weaknesses are in your team - who is it that sucks energy from you (and others) - is it fixable or not. If not work out a humane way to resolve it fast.

12 Tips For Dealing With A Lazy Co-Worker

 

Do you work with someone who takes two-hour lunch breaks, makes dozens of personal calls and naps in their desk chair? Perhaps they frequent the restroom or surf the web all day, while you hustle to keep up with your daily workload. It’s not uncommon to come across a lazy co-worker, and they’re not always easy to deal with. 

Carping and tattling won’t get you anywhere – but there are a few things you can do to alleviate the issue. Here are 12 tips for dealing with a lazy co-worker from Stever Robbins, an executive and personal coach, and top 10 business podcaster.

1. Don’t let them distract you. Don’t spend your day focusing on the fact that your lazy co-worker is constantly checking Facebook, texting or snoring at the desk next to yours. Try to tune them out and focus on your work. “Human beings are funny that way,” Robbins says. “We will spend more time focusing on the fact that our colleague isn’t doing their work than it would take to just do it ourselves.”

2. Don’t get caught up in the issue of fairness. Life isn’t fair. “People often say ‘it’s unfair that he gets away with doing nothing,’ but at the end of the day, it really doesn’t change anything,” Robbins says. “By pointing out that it’s not fair, we just make ourselves feel bad and the situation doesn’t change.” Instead, focus on being the best that you can be.

3. Decide who you want to be. “These tips are really all about behavior, but there’s a more important question: Who do you want to show up as in your life?” he says. “Think of the people you deeply admire, and what personal qualities make them admirable? Regardless of the practical implications of your actions, ask yourself how the ‘Ideal You’ would deal with the situation. You’ll behave very differently with Chuck Norris as your role model then with Ghandi as your role model.” Sometimes, who you are as a person is more important in determining your actions than momentary concerns of a specific situation.

4. Don’t let it affect your attitude. If you waste your time and energy on being angry or annoyed about your lazy colleague, your work performance may start slipping and you may be less pleasant to be around. A hostile colleague is just as bad as a lazy one.

5. Don’t tattle. That might make you look like a apple polisher, so don’t do it. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak up. “This one is tricky,” he warns. “It depends on the situation and the boss. Some bosses might say, ‘Thanks for letting me know. I’ll investigate,’ while others may tell you, ‘It’s not your job to worry about your co-workers’ performance.’  It could make you look bad. But if you go to your boss and say, ‘I’m at a point where I can’t go any further with this project because I’m waiting for Bill to finish his part. What can we do about this?,’ it gets the point across without your seeming like a tattler.” If they explicitly ask you to review your co-workers’ performance, you should be honest, Robbins suggests.

6. Don’t let their ways rub off on you. Don’t get sucked into their routine of two-hour lunch breaks and dozens of trips to the restroom or water cooler. If they start chatting with you, let them know you’re busy. “It’s tempting to follow their lead if they are getting away with it, but don’t fall into that trap,” he says.

7. Don’t let their work become your responsibility. If you’re on the same team or share the same responsibilities, don’t pick up the work they aren’t doing. Remind them of tasks and deadlines, but don’t let babysitting your lazy colleagues consume too much of your valuable time.

8. Don’t let them affect your success. A lazy colleague can hinder your progress. If your boss notices work isn’t getting done, don’t let the blame fall on you. This is your opportunity to speak up, if you haven’t done so already.

9. Use the opportunity to become a leader. This may be your chance to really step up and prove you can deal with difficult situations. “When you go to your boss, tell him or her that you’ve noticed your colleague isn’t getting their work done, so you would like the opportunity to be a leader. Then, approach your colleague and say you want to help him meet goals and deadlines. This frames you as a leader.”

10. Don’t gossip or complain to other colleagues. It’s unprofessional. “You could cause misunderstandings and hurt feelings,” Robbins says.

11. Communicate with your co-worker. He or she might not be lazy. Instead, they might be unclear of their tasks and deadlines. “Be clear about goals, deadlines and commitments,” Robbins suggests. “Sometimes it’s not that they’re lazy, it’s that they don’t have a good way of organizing their work or managing their time.” There’s always a chance that they’re preoccupied with a personal matter, too. “We need to remember that life happens,” he says. They could be distracted by a health issue or family problem.

12. Don’t say yes to projects that require your co-worker to work at full capacity. If your co-worker is chronically lazy and nothing or no one—not you, not your boss—has been able to make a difference, proactively work this into how you plan, Robbins says. “When you’re given a project where you’ll have to depend on your lazy co-worker, factor their anticipated laziness into your schedule. Don’t agree to a time frame that assumes they’ll deliver,” he adds. You can also  use this as an opportunity to ask for more resources. “For example, you can say, ‘Hey, boss, I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish the project by June with the current resources.’ You’re boss might respond, ‘But you have Bob.’ Tell him, ‘Yes, but given the pace of Bob’s work, I don’t think he can deliver what we’ll need in the time frame we’ll need it.’ Best case, you’ll get the resources you need. Worst case, you’ve implicitly raised the issue of Bob’s performance with your boss in a non-aggressive way.”

Sources: Forbes