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8 Ways to Keep Your Job in a Tough Economy

How to Make Yourself Necessary & Increase Your Value at Work

5. Solve Problems Without Pointing Fingers

Highlighting problems and mistakes made by other co-workers may make you feel superior, but you’ll just come off as a know-it-all who can’t be trusted.

It’s okay to point out problems and mistakes. As a matter of fact, doing so may be integral to the success of your organization. But make sure you do it without blame, and with a solution firmly in hand. Managers are interested in making things work and getting things right first and foremost, so approaching problems in this way will increase trust and camaraderie with both your boss and your coworkers. 

 

  • Dawn Dugan

    Dawn Dugan specializes in writing books, articles, white papers, reports and special communications for the human resources industry. She is the co-author of Effective Executive Compensation, which was published by AMACOM in 2008. Read more...