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by N. Cooper
I’m going to be honest, here. You’re reading the words of someone who thinks that a little friendly competition is a good thing… operative word being “friendly.”
Competition in the office can be downright poisonous. Â If between colleagues, it can affect the morale of an entire team, or worse yet, an entire department.
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Here are a few helpful pointers to keep your competitive edge without going overboard:
- Do your work, and do the best work you can. You don’t have to win or beat someone at something to get noticed. Â Great work shines all on its own and will get the recognition it deserves.
- Mind your own business. Don’t let what others are working on or tasked with divert your attention from your tasks at hand. Â Being too focused on what everyone around you is doing will not only take time away from your work, but it will distract you from doing your own job well.
- Keep it professional. Friendly competition is fun, but the second someone is out for blood, it ruins the fun for everyone else. Â Keep it professional and be respectful of your co-workers and their efforts.
The bottom line is that it’s great to toss around competition every once in a while to inspire each other to work harder, or to award office bragging rights; but there’s a fine line between enjoying it in good fun and taking it way too seriously and going overboard. Â At the end of the day, as long as you’re doing the best you can do, you’re golden… so keep it up!
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