If It's NOT Your First Rodeo, There Is NO Excuse

 

Barring outliers, IF IT'S NOT YOUR FIRST RODEO, then there should be NO excuse.  That's all it is in life.  One can be coached and cajoled only up to and until such point that it is acceptable and tolerable.  WHERE it breaches the threshold of patience [that many times gets stretched], let's call a spade a spade.  That's WHAT recently transpired in the ongoing NBA Summer League, now hosted out of Las Vegas WHEN Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra called out his 7'2 behemoth center Kel'el Ware for his professionalism.  One can be flagged down for various specific skill sets BUT when one is called out by the mentor in the strongest terms referring to professional, it could work either way.  Either it becomes the last straw to hit the camel's back OR it will lead someone to have that fiery response via a dominant performance [WHICH was happened yesterday]📗📙📘

I remember WHEN I was a very raw talent joining the workforce for the very first time, joining a blue-chip MNC organization, I felt awed and overwhelmed.  And with the long list of trainings I had to go through, I then felt the pressure gradually building up [because I thought I need to show the results that soon].  BUT alas, my mentor then, our Dutch expat boss WHO was a look-alike of Donald Sutherland at his peak as an actor, gave me all the elbow room to grow BUT the messaging was NOT as soft as it was because in our monthly 1-on-1, he did encourage me to 'show my wares' albeit even if it will be like a 'flash in the plan' because he volunteered that that was understandable given that my skills set at that point in time hardly scratched the surface.  At that point, I could have just sat back and become complascent BUT I realized I have to exceed expectations no less💚💛💜

Luckily then for me, I realized the need [if NOT the urgency] to develop that 'EXCEEDING EXPECTATION' mindset, that attitude and ability for us to perform OR produce results beyond the expectations from the incumbent.  Sometimes, it is NOT fair to benchmark the expectations to the job role if there is 'GAP', WHICH was my case WHEN I was a newbie @Shell Oil.  BUT I told myself, I gotta bridge that GAP fast enough💥💥💥

At the workplace, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS should NOT be a complicated discussion point BUT it is the way we execute it that becomes crucial.  LIKE taking an extra initiative, delivering higher quality work, OR contributing in ways that positively impact the team and organization.  EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS would showcase our commitment, dedication and sometimes even creativity vis-a-vis our responsibilities.  BUT EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS is the net result of a confluence of stuff WHICH need to materialize in the first place❌❌❌

Our takeaway:  I hate to say this BUT WHAT makes me sad [and frustrated deep inside] is WHEN I bear witness at the front line of things, performing things either half-heartedly OR executing tasks in a 'JUST ENOUGH' level, sort of coasting along.  Sadly, I witnessed those mediocrities zillions of times [BUT NOT in Singapore and Hong Kong WHERE employees are NOT walking BUT literally rushing within our workareas.  So, IF IT'S NOT YOUR FIRST RODEO, THERE IS NO EXCUSE dude😡😡😡