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17 Tips on How to Take Initiative at
Work
By Duncan Muguku (Https://Www.Thriveyard.Com/Duncan-Muguku/)
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This article discusses tips on how to take initiative at work. The ability to
see something that needs to be done and stepping up to do it is a game
changing habit that can help you to stand out at work.
Having initiative demonstrates a sense of self-drive, self-awareness, insight
and personal motivation.
The habit of taking initiative strengthens your personal brand. You can
become a role model to others who would seek to emulate you.
My favorite tip on taking initiative is # 16 “How to Maintain Your
Enthusiasm at Work”. What is your favorite tip?
You can quickly skim all the 17 tips on the table of contents below then
click on any tip to read further details. Please enjoy reading. Thank you.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. A Game Changing Habit: Cultivating Initiative
2. What Does Taking Initiative Mean?
3. How to Develop Your Initiative Muscles
4. 25 Ways to Have Initiative at Work
5. Benefits of Taking Initiative
6. Things to Consider Before Taking Initiative
7. How to Take Initiative as a Team
8. How to Encourage Employees to Take Initiative
9. What Causes Lack of Initiative?
10. 20 Qualities That Can Help You Take Initiative
11. Solving Problems at Work
12. How to Think Like an Owner of a Company
13. Asking Good Questions
14. How to Be More Confident At Work
15. How to Pitch a Proposal or Idea to Your Boss
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16. How to Maintain Your Enthusiasm at Work
17. 5 Motivational Quotes on Taking Initiative
1. A Game Changing Habit: Cultivating Initiative
One crucial skill that can serve you well in both your personal and
professional life is the ability to show initiative at work. If you constantly
wait to be told what to do, then you waited too long.
The habit of initiative entails seeing something that needs to be done
and either doing it or figuring out ways to do it.
The more you work on initiative, the easier it becomes. The key is finding
ways to be resourceful and taking action or doing something before
others do it or before you are told to do it.
Taking initiative shows the hallmarks of a leader in the making.
Examples of initiative include: when you see others struggling reach out
and offer help. When you see areas where your life is not going as well as
you would like to and you decide to do something about it.
When you see bad decisions being made that could be disastrous and
have courage to speak up and point the flaws rather than waiting for
the bad thing to happen and then make statements such “I thought that
wouldn’t work out well”.
Other ways of developing your initiative include learning to ask the right
questions, probing questions which can bring to surface negative
undercurrents that need to be addressed.
Taking initiative helps to build and strengthen your decision making skills
and analytical skills where you get to analyze pros and cons of different
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Having initiative also helps to identify opportunities and capitalize on
them.
The habit of taking initiative strengthens your personal brand. A person
who takes initiative will be a role model to others.
You will chart a new path and try out a new way of doing things that
could help improve your life and those of others.
2. What Does Taking Initiative Mean?
Taking initiative means going the extra mile or going above and beyond
your normal job responsibilities to make things happen.
Taking initiative means the ability to see something that needs to be
done and deciding to do it out of your own free will without someone
else telling you to do it.
Doing something that needs to be done out of your own personal drive
with a desire to make things better than they were before or improve
processes and ways of doing things.
Doing more than your normal work duties and adding a little
unexpected surprise for others at work.
Being proactive instead of reactive (https://www.thriveyard.com/25-tips-on-how-to-beproactive-at-work/),
thinking ahead and taking action.
3. How to Develop Your Initiative Muscles
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Developing your initiative begins by knowing what you want to achieve
in your career, what things you have to and are willing to do and how
fast you want to achieve your career goals.
Learn how things work and figure out efficient ways of working. Look for
opportunities in problems.
Persevere and be willing to start small. You don’t have to dive into a big
project immediately; build your initiative muscles one step at a time.
Observe colleagues who are masters at taking initiative. Talk to them,
learn from them, work with them, learn their thinking processes and most
importantly study how they execute ideas and accomplish goals.
Practice speaking up and making your voice heard. You could start by
contributing and participating actively in small group meetings then
graduate slowly to larger groups.
Let people get used to hearing your input. When you consistently offer
good ideas, suggestions or recommendations, your opinions will be
sought over time.
Learn to be decisive. Become comfortable at making decisions rather
than agonizing endlessly over decision making.
Think long term. Study how different things are interrelated and connect
the dots such as the interplay between individual annual goals and the
strategic goals of the company.
4. 25 Ways to Have Initiative at Work
There are many ways and opportunities to take initiative at the
workplace.
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Typical ways to demonstrate or show initiative at work include the
following: (detailed explanations are available below this summary)
1. Seeking more responsibilities.
2. Tackling challenges/solving problems.
3. Training others/sharing knowledge.
4. Helping your coworkers.
5. Providing regular status updates.
6. Building strong working relationships with coworkers.
7. Doing things and projects that others avoid.
8. Volunteering to work with different teams and departments.
9. Stepping in when someone is unavailable or absent.
10. Being innovative/improving systems, processes and procedures.
11. Resolving interpersonal conflicts at work.
12. Offering to mentor others.
13. Volunteering for leadership roles.
14. Referring good potential employees.
15. Helping in the interviewing and hiring process (https://www.thriveyard.com/57common-interview-questions-answers-and-examples).
16. Brainstorming ideas to improve the company.
17. Becoming a good team player.
18. Supporting your supervisor (https://www.thriveyard.com/30-ways-to-improve-yourrelationship-with-your-boss) or manager efficiently.
19. Helping others to see their strengths and qualities.
20. Anticipating and preventing problems.
21. Dressing to succeed.
22. Sharing the credit.
23. Maintaining high quality standards.
24. Making good decisions and being decisive.
25. Doing quality control for finished projects.
4.1 Seeking more responsibilities
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Begin by doing your actual job exceptionally well and then identify areas
where you can contribute over and above your normal tasks.
When you have identified specific work-related tasks and projects that
you can do, run these by your manager to let them know what you want
to work on and reassure them that this will not affect your regular roles.
The next step is to begin working on a few small tasks over and above
your normal duties and keep repeating these tasks till you get
comfortable doing them and gradually increase the amount of extra
work that you are capable of handling. You can also help your manager
to handle some of their priorities.
Over time you might end up doing a lot of extra tasks that add value to
your team and department and you could even end up being
considered for a job promotion.
4.2 Tackling challenges/solving problems
In a typical work setting, problems occur every now and then. It is vital to
work on building one’s skills and confidence in problem solving so that
you can identify problems, come up with options and choose the best solution (
https://www.thriveyard.com/19-ways-to-improve-your-problem-solving-skills-at-work/ ).
The first step in problem solving is to clearly understand the problem so
that you can come up with correct solutions.
Some questions to ponder on during problem solving process include:
What is the problem? When did it happen? Why did it happen? What
solutions have we tried before? What solutions worked and which ones
didn’t? How can we solve this particular problem? How much time do
we have?
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If the challenge being addressed is big, break it down into smaller pieces
and resolve each section at a time.
Each time you come up with a solution for a problem then implement
the solution and it work outs well, this in-turn helps to strengthen your
problem solving skills.
Some solutions may work and others might not, on average strive to
come up with as many good solutions as possible. Brainstorming with
others similarly helps to identify options and narrow down choices.
4.3 Training others/sharing knowledge
One way of showing initiative at work is by being a fast learner and
training others or explaining things to others. When you attend a
professional development training course, you can organize a brown
bag lunch to cross-train colleagues who might benefit from the
knowledge.
Similarly, share your knowledge through creating internal resource
documents such as “how to” manuals, operating guides, flowcharts,
standard operating procedures, checklists etc.
You can also create a virtual library of resources and resource manuals
for colleagues to use.
When new staff are hired in your team, you can give them orientation
training regarding your department and the company and help them to
settle in quickly.
Additionally, you can deliver companywide training on areas and skills
where you excel in such as delivering training on advanced
spreadsheets, how to use databases, budget preparation and
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management, report writing, presentation skills, closing a sale, fundraising
and prospecting, basics of project management etc.
4.4 Helping your coworkers
You can empower others by sharing your tips, routines or efficiency
methods that work you.
Ways of helping coworkers can include being responsive, helping to
clear backlog, assisting in coming up with solutions, helping to explain
complicated processes, training them on using new systems and being
collaborative in sharing relevant information with team members.
Other methods are listening to others view points and opinions,
willingness to learn from others, supporting other departments, giving
kudos to team members on their accomplishments, participating in
office communal and volunteer activities and participating actively in
meetings and voicing your thoughts and comments.
Additionally you can act as an accountability partner to check-in,
encourage and motivate a colleague who is working on achieving
specific goals.
Demonstrate willingness to pitch in and help others when they run into
challenges. If necessary, be willing to roll up your sleeves and do what it
takes to help a colleague meet a critical deadline even when it might
call for working a few late nights and weekends.
4.5 Providing regular status updates
Aim to provide regular progress updates to both internal stakeholders
such as your boss and coworkers on one hand and on the other hand
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departments, clients, customers, funders etc.
It helps to be on the same page with your boss regarding your priorities.
When you are working on your assignments or when you have been
assigned tasks by your manager, aim to give them periodic updates on
not only what you are doing but also on your progress.
Similarly when collaborating with colleagues on tasks, especially
sequential or dependent tasks where one person has to finish their part,
in order for the other to start their part, plan to give regular status
updates on your progress as well.
4.6 Building strong working relationships with coworkers
One of the great honors in the workplace is being a person that people
want to genuinely work with.
It starts from the little things such as saying “hi” in the morning and saying
“have a good evening” when you leave for the day, to being polite and
respectful, to expressing gratitude and saying “thank you,” to being
accountable and reliable.
Building strong working relationships with coworkers goes beyond small
talk. It requires genuine effort and takes time to achieve.
When you start working in a new organization, introduce yourself to
others and learn how different people work and interact with each other.
Make a sincere effort to get to know others by asking respectful
questions, learning what they do, inviting them for lunch or a walk and
getting to know their interests both at work and outside work.
Remember to acknowledge special occasions such as birthdays and
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Maintain regular contact with your colleagues. When nurtured well they
could turn into lifelong friends.
Furthermore, having strong work bonds and friendships at work can help
to increase your morale, job satisfaction and productivity.
4.7 Doing things and projects that others avoid
In any organization, department or team, there are usually some specific
activities or tasks that most people shun from doing. These are typically
low priority tasks that when left unattended can turn into major priorities
over time.
Examples of these kind of activities can include filing, organizing
hardcopy and electronic files, scanning, shredding, archiving old
documents, cleaning up data including filling-in incomplete information
and removing or merging duplicates, spotlessly cleaning the office fridge
or microwave, organizing departmental filing cabinets etc.
When you have some downtime at work, you can make an effort to
quietly complete one of these kinds of projects.
4.8 Volunteering to work with different teams and departments
Spread your tentacles across the organization by not only working with
your immediate team but also looking for opportunities to work with
teams from other departments.
This enables you to learn what other teams do, create new working
relationships and raise your visibility in the workplace because others will
in turn know who you are and what you do.
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Other avenues for participating are office social committees that help in
planning office activities such as baby showers, annual parties, team
lunches, employee appreciation and awards ceremonies, office
contests and games, office parties, ice cream socials, happy hours etc.
4.9 Stepping in when someone is unavailable or absent
Demonstrate willingness to step in when needed during times when a
colleague is unavailable or absent.
Ways of assisting include offering support in doing routine tasks or even
during emergencies and acting as a backup when a colleague is on
vacation then working with your manager on prioritizing tasks.
Additionally, you can extend your help to support colleagues who work
remotely and also staff who are out on business travel or in the field.
A little support from headquarters staff during these situations goes a
long way.
4.10 Being innovative/improving systems, processes and
procedures
Innovation at work can take the form of coming up with new ways of
doing things or improving existing systems and processes.
Ways of developing your innovation skills include the following:
questioning the way things are, asking how tasks can be done better,
inventing unique solutions to problems, looking at unrelated industries
and professions for inspiration, combining unrelated ideas to come up
with new methods, asking colleagues for tips, suggestions and ideas and
dreaming big and visualizing expected outcomes.
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Other ways are looking for people to critique your ideas and offer
suggestions for improvement, seeking feedback from customers,
observing competitors, analyzing constant complaints to identify
patterns, setting high goals that stretch your abilities, reading books and
watching video tutorials for inspiration and collaborating with others on
improving things.
More ways of honing innovation skills are revisiting failed ideas to see if
they are salvageable, seeking coaching and training to expand your
thinking, acknowledging failure as part of the process towards
innovation, attending industry events, exhibitions and conferences,
participating in focus groups and making regular upgrades, edits and
changes to services and products.
4.11 Resolving interpersonal conflicts at work
Despite our best intentions of working harmoniously with colleagues,
inevitably conflicts and disagreements occur at work.
Unresolved conflict especially over long periods of time can damage
work relationships and productivity.
Unresolved conflict can manifest itself in different forms such as tension,
negativity, backbiting, uncooperativeness, name calling, hostility,
nitpicking, silent treatment, unhappiness, arguments and undermining
each other.
When you have a misunderstanding with a coworker (https://www.thriveyard.com/15tips-on-how-to-manage-conflict-at-work/), take the initiative to work out your
differences as quickly as possible.
Sometimes you could be the one in the wrong and at other times you
could be the aggrieved party. It pays to acknowledge the problem,
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find ways to move on.
If necessary, a mediator such as a supervisor could be involved.
4.12 Offering to mentor others
You can volunteer to mentor peers, junior staff or new hires.
You could be surprised by how much knowledge you have to offer
especially if you have been in a company for a while.
As a mentor you can offer a support system for others, help in onboarding, answer questions about the company, transfer skills, offer
encouragement and help others to grow in their careers.
Additionally, you can motivate others to reach their goals and act as a
sounding board to listen to and help refine mentees’ ideas.
Benefits of being a mentor consist of developing your leadership and
coaching skills such as giving feedback (https://www.thriveyard.com/31-tips-on-howto-give-and-receive-feedback-at-work), becoming better at guiding others and
communicating well.
Mentorship enables you to increase your network within a company and
is likewise a good way of giving back to others.
4.13 Volunteering for leadership roles
A good way of showing initiative is volunteering for leadership roles at
work such as leading events or meetings, leading planning sessions and
working with different teams and departments.
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These types of activities help to develop leadership skills
such as
public speaking, communication, negotiating, decision making, resource
allocation, delegating, motivating others, collaboration, team building,
mentoring and providing feedback.
(https://www.thriveyard.com/35-ways-to-improve-your-leadership-skills-at-work/)
It also helps you to assess your areas of weaknesses and proactively work
on improving your strengths in these areas.
4.14 Referring good potential employees
When you know a person who meets the requirements for an open
position within your company, it makes sense to refer them for the job.
Benefits of employee referrals to companies include: it helps to save time
in the recruiting process and it reduces the level of risk and unknowns
because the existing employee vouches for the job applicant.
If the person is hired, you can even act as a mentor to help them find
their way around and bring them up to speed on how things work in the
organization.
4.15 Helping in the interviewing and hiring process
When your team or department has a job vacancy, volunteer to help in
the initial rounds of interviews to interview future team members.
Armed with inside knowledge, you can provide value by assessing
candidates who can be a good cultural fit and assist in selecting
exceptional candidates.
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Offer your feedback and opinions to the hiring manager or evaluation
team on whether a candidate is a good fit for both the job and the
company and your evaluation on whether they can succeed in your
organizations work environment.
This opportunity gives you a chance to improve your interviewing and
listening skills as well as gaining practice in applying consistent standards
or criteria for evaluating all candidates.
In addition you can offer help in drafting or editing the job description.
4.16 Brainstorming ideas to improve the company
One way of taking initiative is through participating actively during
brainstorming sessions.
Begin by offering as many ideas as possible, then help in narrowing down
the options, identifying the pros and cons of the top solutions,
questioning assumptions, connecting the dots and finally selecting the
best alternative.
Wherever possible, prepare by doing research ahead of time.
Improve your brainstorming skills by asking questions such as: What are
we trying to achieve? How can we make this better? What else has
been done? What do we know? What don’t we know? Is there a better
way of doing this?
The major benefit of generating and sharing ideas in a group setting is
the value addition process that raw ideas are subjected to.
You can come up with a basic idea, for example, how to improve a
product, then someone else adds another angle or element to the idea
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Eventually the final idea is usually much richer and more refined.
4.17 Becoming a good team player
More results are achieved through teamwork and teamwork skills are
vital for success at work.
Ways of being a good team player in the office include communicating
clearly, being reliable – someone others can count on, staying
committed, being open minded – listening to different opinions without
your ego getting in the way and working with others to set and achieve
common goals.
Other ways entail celebrating other people’s achievements, listening well
and demonstrating understanding by paraphrasing, developing mutual
trust, offering solutions, providing regular feedback, being flexible,
adapting well to change, keeping others regularly updated, asking
questions for input and clarification, collaborating with others in a friendly
way and sharing information.
Additional ways for becoming a good team player are having fun and a
sense of humor, steering clear from gossip, apologizing when you make a
mistake, paying attention to body language, being approachable,
taking time to learn what others do and networking with colleagues in
other departments.
4.18 Supporting your supervisor or manager efficiently
Align your priorities with your supervisor. Make it a habit to have regular
check-in meetings with your boss where you update them on the
activities that you are planning to work on as well as the ones you have
completed.
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Find out what your manager’s top priorities are and ask how you can
help them.
When you run into problems or challenges and need your manager’s
help, come up with proposed solutions and run these by them.
This makes their work easier when they have to choose among
alternatives rather than figuring things out from scratch.
Other ways of supporting your manager include finding out their
strengths and weaknesses and actively supporting their strengths while
helping them to overcome their weaknesses.
For example, if your manager is fond of leading rambling agenda-less
meetings, help them to get focused by working with them to prepare
draft agendas and help them to follow or stick to the agenda during
meetings.
4.19 Helping others to see their strengths and qualities
It is easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself with others and feeling
that your skills and contributions at work fall short.
Likewise it is important to note that other people could be facing the
same affliction as well.
You can take an active role in ending this cycle, especially as a leader or
manager, by making it a part of your role to regularly identify and bring
out the best in others.
Everyone is unique and has something to contribute in their own way.
Make a point of letting others know what you think their strengths are.
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You can even write down their strengths and hand over the document.
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This kind of exercise can be an eye opener for the other person. It can
help to confirm what they are good at and excel in doing. It can also
help to boost other people’s confidence.
Additionally ask others what they enjoy doing and put them in roles and
teams that can best utilize their skills and help them shine.
Genuinely offer timely praise to others when they do a good job.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is helping others to discover their
weaknesses and actively work on helping them to improve and excel.
Offer to train, mentor and coach others. Ask for areas where they want
to improve and identify development opportunities that can benefit
them.
Help and encourage others to push themselves by setting challenging
goals and each time they reach their goals, they should then set even
bigger ones.
4.20 Anticipating and preventing problems
Become good at thinking ahead, anticipating and preventing problems
before they occur.
Especially by drawing from your past experience and knowing typical
failure paths or where mistakes usually happen in a certain project and
avoiding errors ahead of time.
Foreseeing challenges is greatly aided by good planning upfront. When
working on an activity, set aside some time at the beginning to plan it
well.
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Think through what you want to accomplish and at the same time
visualize areas that could potentially go wrong.
One typical challenge at work is running out of time to do assignments
and missing deadlines.
This could be caused by underestimating the amount of time required to
do the work, procrastinating and starting the work late, and discovering
that you don’t have all the needed resources or information to do the
task when it is too late.
Other reasons are not following up with others who you are collaborating
with to ensure that work is progressing well and not being on the same
page with team members on the expected requirements and deadlines.
These challenges can be overcome by having good work plans, clearly
communicating with others the expectations at the beginning of a task,
assessing requirements at the beginning and identifying gaps or missing
resources and following up regularly on the progress.
4.21 Dressing to succeed
Work on dressing sharp and professionally represent yourself and your
organization well.
Your dressing style should help you to stand out in a confident and
positive way.
Get inspiration from the dressing style of senior professional managers
who you admire. Look at details such as color combinations, well put
together outfits, good quality clothes and sparkling shoes.
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At a minimum choose clothes that are comfortable, well fitting, clean
and well maintained, then top it up with good grooming and key
accessories.
4.22 Sharing the credit
Many activities in the workplace are usually accomplished through
teamwork, joint efforts or contributions from various employees.
Make it a practice to acknowledge, recognize and appreciate
colleagues, in a timely manner, who helped, contributed or pitched on a
completed or successful project.
Simple ways of sharing the credit include sending out an email to team
members thanking them and acknowledging their contributions, publicly
praising colleagues during a meeting or privately thanking a co-worker
for their help.
By not being a credit hog, you build up goodwill that makes it easier for
others to assist you in the future.
A by-product of sharing the credit is when you appreciate others, they
could in turn acknowledge your contributions in other projects to your
manager and others thereby raising your profile during performance
reviews.
4.23 Maintaining high quality standards
Push yourself to higher limits of excellence and performance. Be known
as a professional who not only sets high quality standards but also
consistently works to maintain those standards.
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Examples of high standards at work can include: setting goals and taking
action, planning and prioritizing your work well, always meeting
deadlines, being well prepared for meetings, participating and giving
valuable contributions during meetings, giving top-notch customer
service, having integrity and maintaining a good attitude.
Other examples are submitting well-organized high quality work at all
times, not being afraid to repeat work that has been done incorrectly,
keeping your commitments, being willing to help others, supporting your
boss to succeed and always looking for ways to improve your company’s
performance.
4.24 Making good decisions and being decisive
Being decisive is an important trait for succeeding in the workplace
especially in situations where there is ambiguity or uncertainty.
Equally important is involving others in decision making by seeking their
inputs and feedback.
Over time, it helps to come up with your own method of making
decisions.
A simple way of decision making is coming up with a few solutions or
alternatives then analyzing each option in terms of what would be the
best outcome if I choose this option and also what would be the worst
outcome. Then select the option that makes the best sense.
Aim to make decisions that help to keep things moving forward.
Likewise, endeavor to keep improving on your decision making process
over time so that you become better and more comfortable in deciding
and at the same time being able to confidently explain to others your
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4.25 Doing quality control for finished projects
When you finish major projects, make it a habit to set aside some time to
review the final work output.
A few questions to aid in evaluating completed tasks include: Does the
final project or work output match the original specifications and
requirements? Are there any errors? Is there any incomplete work? Are
any corrections needed?
It helps to prepare work plans and checklists when starting a project and
these can in turn be used to do the end of project evaluation.
Aspire to get good at not only creating checklists but also in using them
for monitoring finished work and additionally training others on using your
checklists and standards.
5. Benefits of Taking Initiative
You should take initiative because it gives you visibility at work, you stand
out, you get recognition, and it enhances your value and personal
brand.
Taking initiative improves your potential for promotions and career growth
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More problems are solved at work, time is saved, resources are saved or
utilized efficiently and processes are improved.
Taking initiative and trying different things, methods or processes can
lead to breakthroughs.
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Additionally relationships are strengthened when you help others
resulting in stronger team dynamics.
It likewise creates independence, higher morale, bosses and supervisors
are happy with your contributions, you become a role model for others,
you stretch your critical thinking skills and challenge your problem solving
skills.
Other benefits of taking initiative include strengthening your people skills,
identifying synergies, removing redundancies and duplication in work
and improving your self-confidence as you tackle things and obtain
results
Moreover, the habit of taking initiative adds to your personal happiness
and job satisfaction.
6. Things to Consider Before Taking Initiative
In as much as taking initiative is to be praised, there are some caveats to
take into account before diving into the depths of demonstrating your
initiative.
The first item on the checklist is to ensure that you finish your normal tasks
satisfactorily before taking on more work.
Your primarily responsibility is the job that you were hired to do. Efficiently
handle what is on your plate first. Avoid overcommitting yourself.
The second item on the checklist is to know the limits of your authority.
Before taking initiative on matters in a gray area, consult as appropriate.
Work with your boss on critical high profile initiatives or obtain your boss’
permission to proceed on your own. Do thorough research before
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Taking initiative also means taking risks. Assess your risk tolerance. Know
that there is a potential to make mistakes and fail.
Don’t overpromise and under deliver – it affects your credibility. There
could be situations where you need to own up and admit your mistakes
when you fail. Have resilience and a good attitude.
Additionally your sincere initiative efforts and ideas could be ignored or
unwelcome. Rein in your ego when you encounter rejection of your
ideas, don’t take it personally. Keep your cool.
Have the ability to bounce back and keep on going with enthusiasm.
Don’t try to solve all the company’s problems at once. Likewise don’t try
to do everything alone. Feel free to ask for help when you need it.
When you stick your neck out you can attract haters; people who won’t
be happy by your progress. You can be taken advantage of by others
and have extra work dumped on you.
You can encounter people who want to put you down for no reason. Be
cautious of idea killers especially when idea is at infancy.
Don’t appear as a know it all – be a sponge, absorb, learn and soak up
knowledge. Don’t brown nose. Practice being patient, change takes
time.
Sometimes you will underestimate the effort involved in executing a task;
this is part of the learning process. You will become better at estimating
effort required over time and through practice.
At all times, take care of yourself, be well rested, take time to do a job
well rather than hurrying up to finish the work, be open to other people’s
viewpoints, be humble, and respect yourself and others.
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7. How to Take Initiative as a Team
Ways of taking initiative as a team consists of problem solving as a group,
brainstorming ideas – presenting a raw idea to a team can result in a
much better idea after input of different people, and volunteering on an
internal or external activity as a team.
Other ways entail working collaboratively on designing manuals,
standard operating procedures, guidebooks, flowcharts etc. for others to
use and teaching each other through formal or informal learning
sessions.
Taking team retreats to work on developing ideas, concepts and
projects and working on team building initiatives to strengthen working
relationships.
Remember to thank others and acknowledge other people’s
contributions in making the teamwork a success.
8. How to Encourage Employees to Take
Initiative
An organization with a culture of employees taking initiative can achieve
substantially more results than a company where staff do not take
initiative.
How can you create a culture of taking initiative in your company? By
acting on employee feedback and suggestions from staff surveys. By
praising staff for doing a job well.
By providing company-wide rewards tied to taking initiative to stimulate
creativity and innovation. By inviting well respected industry leaders to
talk to, inspire and motivate your team.
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Encourage employees to take initiative by creating environments
necessary for initiative to prosper such as weekly meetings where staff
share their initiatives and the successes achieved, including employees in
planning goals, publicly appreciating and recognizing those who take
initiative and empowering employees.
Other ways of stimulating creativity include knowing what your
employees are good at and encouraging those positive traits, sharing
the company vision and inviting clarifying questions, showing employees
the results of their efforts i.e. who benefits from their work and equipping
employees with knowledge, skills and tools to succeed.
Challenging employees to improve processes and create efficiency,
being accessible to staff and listening to their ideas, making it ok to take
smart risks and make mistakes.
Being open and sharing information about what is going on in the
company, encouraging sharing of knowledge and information and
senior leadership to make taking initiative a priority.
Good management, culture of initiative being supported, actively
seeking suggestions, ideas and recommendations from employees on
how to fix what is broken and areas of improvement.
Encouraging teamwork, allowing work flexibility and telecommuting,
giving employees regular and actionable feedback and hiring people
with a history of taking initiative.
9. What Causes Lack of Initiative?
There are many reasons why people do not take initiative such as fear of
presenting your ideas, fear of speaking up, fear of criticism, self-doubt,
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Doing the bare minimum to survive in your job, making excuses, playing
the blame game, playing the victim, waiting to be told what to do and
believing that the boss has all the answers.
Other reasons why people do not take initiative consist of: lack of
interest, shyness, don’t want extra work, self-sabotage and not seeing the
benefit of doing it.
Not wanting to rock the boat, procrastination, search for perfectionism, it
simply takes too much time, resistance to change, mistrust, coming up
with reasons why it won’t work, negativity, burnout, other commitments
and being overstretched.
External reasons for lack of initiative include people pulling each other
down, constant complaining and doing nothing, taking initiative is
frowned upon, your ideas getting stolen by others, not getting the credit
you deserve and people satisfied with the status quo.
Being held back by past failures i.e. we tried that before and it didn’t
work, short term thinking, busyness, low morale, poor team spirit,
micromanagers and fearful managers who are threatened by
employees’ success.
It is worth noting that despite all your good intentions while taking
initiative, there are some bosses for whatever reason who might feel
insecure and threatened when you take initiative at work.
10. 20 Qualities That Can Help You Take Initiative
The following 20 traits can aid you in the pursuit of initiative:
10.1 Action-orientation
Planning and then taking action.
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10.2 Ambition
Knowing what you want to progressively achieve in your career and
deliberately taking steps to get you closer to your career goals.
10.3 Caring
Concern and consideration for not only the well-being of the company
but also about the well-being of colleagues.
10.4 Collaboration
Teamwork, cooperation and working well with colleagues, bosses and
customers.
10.5 Courage
Boldness to take smart risks and having confidence that what you are
doing will have a positive impact.
10.6 Curiosity
Interest in how things work and trying to figure a way to make things and
processes better.
Reading widely. Keen observation to see different perspectives and
connecting the dots.
10.7 Decisiveness
Not agonizing over making decisions and choosing options. Thinking on
your feet.
Conducting relevant research, analyzing, interpreting and drawing
timely conclusions and recommendations.
10.8 Determination
Persevering even when the going is tough or when it takes a long time to
reach the desired result.
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Not giving up. Following through.
10.9 Goal-orientation
Set targets for yourself and actively work on meeting and even
exceeding your goals.
Let your goals excite you and energize your actions. Measure your
progress.
10.10 Good attitude
Having a good attitude complements all your other traits.
It makes it easier to get along with others. Smile. Practice being grateful.
10.11 Good communication
Strong listening skills. Talking, writing and expressing your thoughts in a logical
organized and persuasive manner (https://www.thriveyard.com/32-simple-ways-tomanage-email-effectively/).
Be aware of your tone of voice. Pay attention to body language or
nonverbal communication.
10.12 Humility
Keeping your ego in check. Valuing other people’s ideas and opinions.
Respecting others.
Concern for others and their feelings. Not over stepping your boundaries.
10.13 Open mindedness
You can learn from anyone and any situation. Being open to new
methods of doing things.
10.14 Optimism
Thinking of possibilities and potential benefits.
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10.15 Organization
Good planning skills. Good time management skills.
10.16 Passion
Passion for your job, for success, to teach others, to contribute positively
and the desire to make a difference.
10.17 Reliability
You can be counted upon. You always do what you say you will do.
10.18 Self-drive
Pushing yourself to accomplish what you set out to do. Having internal
motivation and the will to see it through.
10.19 Thinking big
Thinking about the big picture of the company and how your seemingly
small efforts can benefit the overall organization – entails dreaming big
(https://www.thriveyard.com/33-easy-ways-on-how-to-dream-big), being creative
and innovative.
10.20 Willingness to change
Flexibility. When your assumptions don’t work as expected re-calibrate
and try another way. Desire and willingness to keep improving.
11. Solving Problems at Work
Inevitably problems are a part of our daily lives. Problem solving skills are
important for the career-minded professional.
The foundational pillars of taking initiative include the ability to solve
problems.
A quick way of solving problems in the workplace entails:
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Understanding what the problem is.
Listening to and assessing all available viewpoints.
Identifying what solutions have been tried already if any.
Brainstorming possible solutions.
Analyzing how the problem arose.
Resolving the problem.
Lessons learned.
Mapping out repeatable steps for the future.
12. How to Think Like an Owner of a Company
When you imagine yourself as the owner of a company, it can help
stimulate your appetite for taking initiative.
A business owner is responsible for the success or failure of the company.
This mindset requires thinking about all the moving pieces of the
organization and ensuring proper alignment.
To think like an owner of a company (https://www.thriveyard.com/22-exciting-ways-to-besuccessful-at-your-job), ask questions such as – how can this company go to
the next level?
An owner thinks about the big picture and creates systems to make
processes easier including automating tasks, delegating and even
outsourcing some activities (https://www.thriveyard.com/23-tips-on-how-to-delegate-workeffectively).
They also work on setting goals, taking responsibility and not making
excuses or blaming others, keeping good records, treating customers like
royalty, following up regularly with customers, taking risks, develop the
brand and reputation and studying other successful business leaders.
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Being decisive and not getting caught up in analysis paralysis, thinking of
potential revenue generating ideas, how to grow the business, how to
improve processes, how to save costs and where to get good
employees.
A business owner similarly encourages staff, prioritizes work
(https://www.thriveyard.com/20-tips-on-how-to-prioritize-work-and-meet-deadlines),
networks, builds rapport and alliances, negotiates, sells, forecasts,
innovates, studies business trends, looks for opportunities, manages,
visualizes and plans.
Studies the competition, seeks mentors, makes presentations and
pitches, improves processes, reduces expenses, works on customer
satisfaction and learns from failure and mistakes.
13. Asking Good Questions
The art of asking good questions is a relevant ingredient in the process of
taking initiative. Question why things are the way they are.
In a respectful manner, ask open-ended questions and also follow-up
questions. Don’t ask too many questions at once.
Take down good notes. Later on take time to review and reflect on the
important points you learned.
Become proficient at gathering data, understanding details, figuring out
how things work, understanding bottlenecks, listening well, paraphrasing,
not interrupting, recapping, assessing pros and cons, testing theories and
assumptions, and making logical conclusions.
Seek feedback and use it to spur on your initiative efforts. Talk to
supervisors and colleagues to learn what you are doing well and should
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On the other hand also learn about which areas you are not performing
well and what you need to do to improve.
Talk to customers, ask them what they like and what they don’t like and
seek any suggestions for improvement that they might have.
14. How to Be More Confident At Work
How much initiative you take can be determined by your level of
confidence at work. So how do you increase your confidence so that it
spurs you take more initiative?
Simple ways of increasing your confidence include: being good at your
job and having a record of accomplishments, being knowledgeable
about your subject area, increasing your skill levels and competence
(https://www.thriveyard.com/25-practical-tips-on-how-to-get-promoted-at-work/).
Paying attention to details, not making excuses, knowledge of both the
big picture and the nitty gritty, building alliances and networks at work,
supporting colleagues and supporting your boss.
Other ways entail working on your posture and body language, speaking
with confidence and projecting your voice well, participating in
meetings, keeping your supervisor updated, planning your work and
meeting deadlines
Having goals and meeting them, being well prepared, dressing well and
comfortably, smiling, stretching yourself, going beyond your comfort
zone, being kind to yourself and practicing positive self-talk.
15. How to Pitch a Proposal or Idea to Your Boss
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Part of taking initiative at work will entail sharing and pitching your ideas
to your boss.
When you have a proposal or a new idea, write down the idea, list the
major benefits of the idea, list the drawbacks and disadvantages,
explain what resources would be required to implement the idea, how to
execute and implement the idea, what are the implications if the idea is
not implemented and a timeline for implementation.
Prepare a one or two page outline that covers the points above then
schedule a good time to meet with your boss.
Send your boss the proposal in advance. On the day of the actual
meeting present your idea confidently, anticipate any questions that
might be asked and prepare yourself adequately.
Practice your pitch a few times. Carry copies of your proposal.
You might get an answer immediately or you might get it later on. In
either case be prepared for either a yes or no answer.
Whichever answer you eventually receive, always graciously thank your
boss for taking time to review your proposal.
Seek to gain as much insight and feedback as possible if the answer is no
and use this as a learning lesson for your future pitches.
Get used to some rejection along the way. Cultivate the skill of quickly
bouncing back and moving forward.
16. How to Maintain Your Enthusiasm at Work
Your level of enthusiasm affects how much initiative you take and how
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Firstly, enthusiasm and love for what you do will take you further than
when one is unenthusiastic about their work.
Granted everyone has good days and bad days at work, the key thing is
to on balance strive to have more better days.
Enthusiasm is infectious; it can be transmitted from one person to
another. It makes the work environment fun and stimulates creativity.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines enthusiasm as “strong
excitement about something or a strong feeling of active interest in
something that you like or enjoy.”
Maintaining enthusiasm takes effort. Routine at work can cause loss of
enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm apathy and complacency can set in.
This can lead to coasting or doing just enough to keep you going.
Boost your enthusiasm through talking to colleagues and cultivating
healthy work relationships, attending industry events and conferences,
interacting with customers, reading widely, getting mentors and learning
new skills.
Similarly maintain your enthusiasm level through seeking feedback,
setting mini challenges for yourself, organizing your work area and
decorating it, reading motivational quotes and re-reading kudos or
congratulatory notes from your boss or colleagues.
You can also listen to inspirational music.
Other ways of maintaining your enthusiasm include writing down your
career goals, going outdoors and enjoying nature, taking a break and
teaching others.
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Watching inspiring videos, volunteering, complimenting and recognizing
others when they do well and avoiding negative thought patterns and
self-talk.
More ways entail taking small steps to achieve big goals, taking time to
do personal reflections, taking time off, writing down your ideas and
taking care of the basics such as sleeping well, eating breakfast and
lunch, drinking water, dressing well and planning your day well.
17. 5 Motivational Quotes on Taking Initiative
From time to time, take a moment to read a few inspirational and
motivational quotes on initiative, to boost and recharge your mood and
morale.
Below are five motivational quotes on taking initiative:
“When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and
initiative, you can make a difference.” ― Samuel Dash
“Initiative is doing the right things without being told.” ― Elbert Hubbard
“People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are
solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to
do whatever is necessary, consistent with correct principles, to get the
job done.” ― Stephen R. Covey
“Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and
exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.” ―
Anna Pavlova
“Your success is your responsibility. Take the initiative, do the work, and
persist to the end.” ― Lorii Myers
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