Being Clinical and Assertive in Work

I told my teammate, Shah about what I think of being"clinical" in everything that we do; be it at work or in front of goal last Friday.

Shah nodded his head and agreed tacitly as I was droving to our training pitch for a street soccer game.

After the game, I was given the rave as " Man of the Match" for being scoring the most number of goals (in double digit) in the game and for a truly outstanding performance. I was a little surprised about my performance that day as I am often utilised as a defender to stop goal instead of scoring goal. I rarely have the occasion to show my shooting prowess in front of goal.

On the way back, I shared with Shah that both " Clinical" and "Assertive" are different words but they have a common meaning to me as it expressed the term "oozing with confidence". When I highlighted the word "Assertive" to Shah, I explained that knowing decisively what to do next in a split second whether to shoot left or right corner to score a goal is important.

I shared that being "clinical" and "assertive" in my work have helped me to inspire my fellow subordinates to work better and more efficient towards the congruent of the organisational goal. It has helped to make fast decision and cut down time wastage.

Lastly, I opined to Shah that although "clinical" and "assertive" are important in my area of work, not running into being hubris is equally important. One must possesses an openness mind to accept criticism.