Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Why Youre Setting Yourself Up to Fail at Work

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Why You're Setting Yourself Up to Fail at Work No one wants to disappoint a colleague or manager. No one wants to be bad at their job. No one wants to fail. Nevertheless, people do these things every day, and more often than not, they bring the problems on themselves. In the event that you may be unknowingly sabotaging your productivity and success, here are six things to make certain you aren’t doing: You set unrealistic expectations You’re a can-do person, so it’s in your nature to automatically say yes every time you are asked to do something. The trouble is, some things â€" like three meetings in one time slot and a handful of heavy-lifting projects with the same short deadline â€" are just not doable. It is better to take a step back and assess what’s logically possible than to let people down who trust you. You insist that you don’t need any help As my grandmother used to say, no one is going to give you a gold star for being a martyr. Trying to be superman or superwoman is a surefire way to lose track of something important or make a mistake that costs big time. Be a better leader by recognizing that at times, other people may have more bandwidth and/or expertise than you â€" and let them in. For more where this came from, check out the complete post at Intuits Fast Track blog.