FM Walsh & Associates Inc.

Who Can I Blame?

Anne is highly organized and works hard at her job.  She has a good head for business and should be earmarked for leadership development in her company.  But there is one major obstacle in front of her that needs to be addressed before she can be promoted to handle more responsibility.

Anne is bright and easily sees the big strategic picture for growing the business.  But she is also judgmental and holds grudges.  When co-workers do things she doesn’t approve of, she stops speaking to them.   Instead of seeing her potential and what she contributes to the success of the company, people see someone who is “moody”.

When a mentor recently took her aside to speak to her about this perception and made suggestions on how to improve her professional reputation, instead of listening and taking the advice on board, Anne went on the hunt to find out who had “ratted” on her.  She missed the whole point of the lesson the mentor was trying to teach her.

If you constantly blame other people  and point out their faults, you are only hurting your own chances of success.  Highly successful business people focus on what they can control and work hard to create success for themselves and the team around them.  They take responsibility for building a strong reputation for themselves and realize that working well with others is a key component for good leadership.