If there's one truth I've consistently
encountered in all my jobs, it's that every person has a unique skill
set they bring to the table. And while some people prefer to work
alone, the great thing about being part of a team is that you have
access to all these different skills rather than being confined to
rely only on your individual strengths. You also have a place to lend
your talents where they're needed.
For example, I'll openly admit that
I'm not the best at being a visionary. I'm not the “ideas”
person. But if you pair me up with the ideas person, I'm pretty good
at figuring out the logical, feasible way of implementing the vision.
You tell me the outcome you're hoping for and I'll work really hard
to make that happen for you.
This concept also implies that no single person should try to do everything. That's the perfect way to get burned out but accomplish nothing. I'd be foolish to say that I'm going to establish a marketing company, and that I'm going to do it alone. Even if I'm the best marketing professional in the business, if I can't come up with the pitch to pursue I'll never get anything done. Not to mention nobody would actually hire me.
This concept also implies that no single person should try to do everything. That's the perfect way to get burned out but accomplish nothing. I'd be foolish to say that I'm going to establish a marketing company, and that I'm going to do it alone. Even if I'm the best marketing professional in the business, if I can't come up with the pitch to pursue I'll never get anything done. Not to mention nobody would actually hire me.
At Chab Dai, I'm fortunate to have
people around me with a variety of strengths available to tap into.
Our team has some great visionaries with really wonderful ideas on
how to aid in counter-trafficking and encourage collaboration within
the movement as a whole. We have people who are good at seeing the
big picture, and others who are more detail-oriented. Each of us have
different interests, educations and experiences that we contribute to
the team. We all are very good at our individual jobs, and we're most
efficient when we let others do what they do best instead of trying
to take on everything at once.
So embrace the team. Offer up the best of your unique skill set and accept that there are some things others can do better than you. Let them, so you can focus on your own contribution, and then the whole group benefits. Working alone, we are ineffective. But together we can really get somewhere.
So embrace the team. Offer up the best of your unique skill set and accept that there are some things others can do better than you. Let them, so you can focus on your own contribution, and then the whole group benefits. Working alone, we are ineffective. But together we can really get somewhere.
