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Leadership Alphabet
Attitude is the strong inner force that drives a person to perform, the essential ingredient to overcoming challenges and persevering in pursuit of a task or project. When a person is described to possess the right attitude in work or in a team competition, the person exudes an overall aura of enthusiasm that stands out, despite discouraging or seemingly hopeless circumstances.
As may often be expressed in sports that are tightly fought, even amidst pressure and intense tension, the team or individual that wins is said to have the “heart of a champion,” and it means that the team or individual demonstrated an “attitude” that delivered the win.
I once had a supervisor whom I relied on in accomplishing tasks that were difficult and sometimes even quite impossible to meet, given the time line and resources we had. Although I never showed any hint of discouragement to our personnel, what encouraged me to show confidence and not to give up was the supervisor’s attitude to every assignment I gave him, regardless of even severe circumstances. He always assured me in his response that resounded with an air of great conviction, without any iota of doubt, that kept the enthusiasm and faith of his team in exceptionally completing fieldwork assignments on time. His statement showed the attitude that mattered most in facing work challenges with the right mindset: “We can do it, boss, at all costs.”
Attitude is the spirit that drives a person to pursue tasks wholeheartedly regardless of circumstances or challenges that may have to be overcome.
Vicente Dionisio III Pesayco
Believe in yourself. It is the foremost step to succeed in the attainment of any aspiration that you strive to achieve. It may also be defined synonymously with the word self-confidence. A leader must display a posture of self-confidence that does not only strongly influence others to follow but most especially creates an atmosphere where the followers are able to work effectively, because they are assured that what they are doing is consistent with what their leader firmly espouses and supports.
In the Bible, the story of David and Goliath is a clear example of a young shepherd boy’s belief in one’s self. The battle-tested, toughness, and fully armored Philistine giant never deterred David in accepting the challenge in defense of the Israelite army with only a sling and five stones. We do know too, as Christians, that God’s spirit was with David which bolstered the latter’s confidence and belief in defeating Goliath.
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Vicente Dionisio III Pesayco
Commitment is the ability to give of yourself without reservation, regardless of adverse circumstances, even beyond all odds. A committed employee to his/her job is consumed by the duties and responsibilities relative to the work. Time spent in work is never an issue. The employee reports early and is not at all bothered, even if he/she still works beyond the time off. The employee finds fulfillment in the performance of all his/her tasks.
There was a time when we had sales goals to hit, and since the services we offered were entirely new; the take-up was actually slow and difficult at the start. Everyone was aware and made to realize that they had an important role to ensure success. Since they were a critical part in achieving the objective, the passion to deliver and achieve the goal was evident in each person. It was essential that sales count was monitored daily and the committed number of days to attain the target was conveyed to everyone.
The original number of sales made for a week became the required new sales target for a day. It followed that the original sales ...
