13 如何在工作中积极主动 做好准备 工作.doc

13. How to Take Initiative at Work: doing your homework
As many prosperous businesspeople already know,preparation is often the key to ess in any endeavor1. You may be socially adept2 at work and have a pleasant enough personality, but you'll be more likely to convince others that your solution is the right one if you have the facts on your side. Doing your homework means taking the initiative to be prepared for any challenge: making a presentation,participating in a meeting, advancing a new idea to your boss, pany processes and procedures. And doing your homework also means doing the basic research necessary to back up4 whatever claims you are making. One especially critical factor to consider is the culture of anization you work for: anization has its own set of values and norms5--the ideals that are held in high esteem6 by management and used as models for good employee behavior. For your initiatives to be essful, you have to tailor your approach are some suggestions:
anization's culture by talking with your colleagues--both workers and managers--about what norms, values,and beliefs are most important to anization and to the individuals who work within it. out8 anization's decision-making channels and take time to get to know each person in the channels you wish to influence. out and develop informal channels for influencing other