Career and Workplace Hacks: Expert Micro Tips for Success

Often at the workplace and in our career, we introspect and think we should have done certain things differently or would have dealt with a situations in a different way. The choices and responses may be sometimes unconscious or compulsive. Here we are curating a list of Career and Workplace Hacks in this blog post outlining the common scenarios that one may face in his/ her daily work. These small timps can help to handle the situations with a better and conscious approach.

The list of this tips can be a continuously growing blog post with new tips added time to time. So bookmark this page for quick reference.

It is the set of small things that can make a difference in the day-to-day work. Here are a few micro tips that can be useful to improve the workplace for ourselves and others.

1. Strive for competence not position: You have to be more competent one way or the other, than the people you intend to lead. That is one of the most effective way to earn respect with dignity and create a high performing team.
2. Actions and Words: While working with people, its important to build mutual trust and respect but at the same time it is also crucial to be rational. Don’t trust people blindly, see if their words and actions match. Of course, no need to conclude your opinion at the first instance, give enough chances to others and yourself.
3. ‘Reply All’ is not for All: Never opt for the ‘Reply All’ option while replying to an email unless you are 100% sure that your reply is relevant and useful for everyone included in the original email. This may seem too obvious but just have a look at this link to know about a phenomenon called “Email Storm” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_storm
4. The Team comes first: If you are facing any issue that needs to be highlighted to other teams in the project, Always Always bring this up for discussion within your team and the seniors first. They might already have the solution or at least it will not be a surprise for them in an inter-team meeting.
5. Magic of Same day update: If someone has asked you for something and let’s say you have to find that information and get back, always send a note to that person by the end of the day as to how much time it might take and briefly describe what action you are considering to take.
6. Everything need not be a transaction: We don’t need to help or guide someone only when we expect something in return. Sometimes, maybe all the time if the intent of service can be developed it would enhance and enrich our own life in a great way.
7. Think as if you are the other person: While giving an explanation or asking a question, try to explain with as much context as possible and try to assume yourself in the other person’s place. That will provide you with a different perspective as to what information you need to include while talking to them.
8. Be the first to start the meeting: If you are the organizer of a meeting, try to start the meeting a minute early. This will make a very positive impression and people will feel welcome.
9. The 5-Minute Break: While setting up a meeting, check the calendar of the other person and try to keep a break of 5 minutes if your meeting is right after another meeting. For example, if the other person already has a meeting from 3–3:30 PM, set up your meeting from 3:35 PM giving a break to the other person to come fresh in the next one.
10. ‘I don’t know’ makes life easy: Lets say you don’t know something and say it upfront, this will make the life a lot easy for you and others both. The benefit will be that people will not be falsely assuming anything and you will be free of fulfilling those unrealistic expectations. Please support that ‘I don’t know’ with willingness to learn and perform even on those things which you don’t have knowledge of. This will earn you a lot of credibility and trust.

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Please let us know if any of the above tips helped you.

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