Utilise your potential at the work place.

Utilize your potential and be yourself at the work place

By Ruth Nakandi

What I have learnt in life is to make myself useful and important everywhere I go. This has helped me to utilize my full potential at my work place. Bosses what employees who add value to the company.” Says Sandra Birungi, a human resource manager at Brejona engineering company in Busia.

She says that employees or employers should deliver solutions to negative issues which arise in the work place. This will help them realize their potential and their role in the workplace.

“Most employees are short visioned. When some something comes up at the work place, they fear to sort it thinking they are not worthy to do it. The fear of failure has consumed their mind yet there is a great potential with in them.” She adds.

Birungi also says that employees or employers should accept their failures if they want to utilize their potential in the company or organization.

“Accept your failures. Failures usually happen at the work place and they are a natural part of life. They are simply a way of showing you what works and what does not. “

She advises that employees should not focus on the failures. Failure to achieve a goal at the work place does not mean that you are a failure as a person or you are going to fail in the future.

‘’Understanding the people and the systems in the company is very important for an employee who wants to be outstanding and utilize the talent he or she has.’’ Says Jackie Musiime, Proprietor, Musiime and company advocates in Mbarara.

She adds that understanding the people and the system at your work place will help you to know what to do when, what, where and how. Knowledge and understanding is one of the keys if you what to utilize your potential.

She also says that defining yourself at the work place will help you realize who you are. Write down your values, strength and weakness. This will help you strive for greater heights.

Jackie adds that employees or employers need to notice if there is something they have ever wanted to do or achieve at the work place.

‘’ Take good care of yourself, dress well, sit with a good posture regularly. Realizing yourself and utilizing your potential at the work place starts with loving yourself.” She notices.

Jackie also says that employees should accept changes when they come in the company. Instead of complaining or grumbling, be flexible and accept to fit in the changes.

“These changes will help you learn new things which will be a key to reach your goals at the work place. Later you will realize that knowledge is power. “She adds.

Jackie also says that employers or employees should be confident to try out new things or ideas at the work place. This will help you realize that you can do more than you think because of your potential.

She advises that instead of employees being in the pity party, they should always have a positive glow about the assignments given to them by their bosses. Believe in yourself that you are not a failure at the work place but rather a perfectionist. Always be a positive thinker.

ENDS.