Why we need to think about 10 Mantra to be Innovative and Impress at Work is because the jobs market can be quite hard in a country like India, where thousands of fresh graduates and post-graduates continuously expand the already massive labour pool. If you are one of the few lucky ones who has managed to grab a highly desired job in a reputed firm, it becomes more important for you to be able to sustain your position. With the rapid influx of new labour willing to work at a lower cost to the company, you have to develop and polish yourself to become more innovative and impressive.
10 Mantra to be Innovative and Impress at Work
1. Never say I can’t and always be a learner
No matter what challenge work brings to you, never say that you can’t do a certain task. Always be ready to take up new opportunities and tasks outside your domain and show that you are willing to complete that task successfully. As technologies evolve and practices are rendered at a quick pace, it becomes crucial for you to keep learning and upgrading your skills. If you are not good at communication the enroll in a good course to improve yourself. If your skills lack on the latest tool and techniques used in your area of specialization, then enroll yourself with some online course to make yourself more eligible. Remember, fresh graduates are nowadays equipped with modern skills and the competition becomes even tougher in such a scenario. Always keep updating yourself because once you stop learning you start dying.
2. Identify Potential Bottleneck
You cannot possibly be innovative or impressive at work if you are not adaptable to the changes. If some doubt arises, then don’t feel shy to ask questions. Remember, if people were not curious then no scientific inventions would have ever happened. Problems can arise every now and then and will arise in the future. If there arises any problem with your project or idea, then take effective steps to eliminate such issues.
3. Surround yourself with things that inspire you
Whenever you see something that inspires you, stick to it. It can be anything- an awesome ad in a magazine, a funny quote, or even a well-written email that made you laugh. If you have space on a wall near you, create a spot on it where you can display everything. Or, if you work in an open office where wall space is at a minimum, do it virtually.
4. Modify your Assumptions
We all have things we do without prior thinking. It’s part of what makes us excel at our work, but also part of what blur us to opportunities. Over the course of the day, identify all the things you did without thinking. Sit back and think about how you could do them differently. Sometimes it won’t work. However, it will often lead you to find a new and different way of doing the same old thing.
5. Bring your thoughts to life
Stop talking and start building! Put your thoughts into words, your words into pictures, and your pictures into an image. When people can see your idea, they’re less likely to forget it and more likely to take it thoughtfully and become involved in its development. They would at least think for an instance about it because even a bad drawing is better than no drawing.
6. Fuel Up your Creativity
Today, for most of the people checking their phones is the first priority they do each day. Fuel up your mind with creativity instead of diving into the email that can wait. Pick your favourite song, or blog or anything that can attract your mind towards creativity to kick-start the morning. Whatsoever it may be, make sure it fuels your imagination. You’ll be amazed how much it will motivate your attitude and creativity throughout the day.
7. Ask Yourself “What Would My Hero Do?”
When you’re stuck with a problem you can’t make any progress. So Keep a list near your desk of some of your favourite creative thoughts. Then, when a problem strikes, consult your list and ask yourself what they might do to solve it. Considering how Willy Wonka would tackle a packaging problem, how Coco Chanel would tackle a communications issue, and how Salvador Dali would efficiently solve its issues. These things may seem very unrealistic. And that’s what innovation is all about—seeing opportunity where no one else can. The more you practice, the easier it will become for you to think that way—and innovation will become part of your daily work.
8.Recognize and Reward Creativity
As a final thought, there will be days when it feels like you are burdened up with thoughts remember that committing to innovation is a brave thing to do. Your actions will inspire others on like too much to take on, but drum up your inner warrior and keep going. And remember that persistence beats resistance. “The value we deliver to our customers starts from the innovation of our team. Acknowledging and rewarding innovative contributions from individual employees and teams should be a top priority within the management and review structure.
9. Encourage Transparency, be creative and persistent
“In a growing business, every day requires innovation at its best. At organizations, we should empower our employees to challenge themselves every day by thinking outside of the box to improve work to yield greater outcomes. Employees should be encouraged so that they can enthusiastically participate and show up their creativity. Believe in yourself and your ideas. If an innovative idea has struck you, be persistent in following it up with your manager and convincing him or her of its viability and benefit to your process and company.
10. Be a risk taker
Being in such a developing world we need to be focused on the changes in the corporate world. The era is changing rapidly and to sustain in such a world one need to have a creative mind that too with a pinch of bravery. A person should be courageous to take the risk, to put his ideas and thoughts in front of the team confidently. One should be confident in his thoughts and should represent itself in such a way, that whoever listens should feel a sense of belief in your thoughts
Conclusion:
Innovation is and always be a key structure in today’s changing world. To survive and be impressive in such a working environment, these small steps are needed to be taken. All these steps will help you shine among your team and will gradually lead you towards success. An employee taking such initiatives will surely be recognized and rewarded by his team. One needs to be persistent, dedicated and confident with his ideas and thoughts. All these steps will gradually help you to be a prominent part of the organization. Hence, one should apply these ideas to impress colleagues and seniors at work.
Submitted by: Gumanshi Mahawar | Manya Gupta | Apurva Shrivastav
(PGDM Batch 2018-20)
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