12 Best Traits of a Smart Employee

Smart Employee. Only a few of them by Luck.

You can observe it in his daily life routine, in the way he greets people, in the way he handles himself in a stress environment, in team works and in meetings. Others pay attention to him, because he just seem to emit a “existence.”

Smart employee shows self-confidence to coworkers, to customers, etc even when what he says isn’t true, respondents believe him. Why? Because he emanates a feel of truthiness in what he is expressing.

Research reveals that smart employee earns money and promotion more quickly. So if you want to become a smart employee, then foremost step is to work on your lack of confidence which can be achieved by focusing on 12 traits that will help you to become a competitor at workplace.

Really you want to learn it, let’s move on…!

Traits of a Smart Employee

1. Asks for Help When He Needs

It may look inappropriate to think of a confident person asking for help – don’t you think one does not have all the answers. If you think like this, you are absolutely right. Let’s have a look upon:

• The one who is smart and confident has no problem with not knowing everything. He who lacking it hides his scarcity of perception or inability to do something.
• He firmly believes that asking for help means a chance to acquire knowledge about something.
• Consequently, if you are hiding your scarcity of knowing something, start to ask for assistance. Once it’s become a habit, feels no embarrassment. You are on right path to become a smart employee.

2. Not Afraid to Be Wrong

No one is perfect in this world. Omissions are made. The point of disagreement is:

• He does not see omissions as “black spots” on himself. He admits the mistake, “own” it, learn from it, and move on.
• Individuals with lack of self-confidence perceive an omission as a dreadful dot. He thinks that others will take it badly and see him as least smart or capable. So he covers up it, try to declare that it was not an omission. Nobody thinks highly of him for doing this.
• Try to admit omission. The one next time you make it feels not that hurting, and you will see that on one thinks less of you for it. Actually, everyone will see you with due respect because it’s made your appearance fair and truthful. Each time you own an omission, it feels easier to do. Smart employee believes that the failure is not the end of things.

3. Finds His Happiness Within Himself

Self-conscious employee has to has regular affirmation and praise from others in order to feel good about himself. But when he is not praised, he feels more uncertain – it is really a vicious cycle.

He can praise himself and can find happiness in what he accomplishes secretly. No matter what others think about him because he knows his worth and he is glad with own-self.

This trait is perhaps the most difficult to bring-up which means changing of one’s own whole position.

• You Start by not showing your achievements to others so that you can get appreciation.
• You praise yourself alone for a job well done, give yourself a reward, and move forward.
• With the passage of time, you will feel, sensation of delight grow-up, and with that pride more confidence and smartness comes in.
• It’s an amazing achievement to overlook dependence upon others for own cheerfulness and feels sense of worth.

4. Not Desired to Be the Center of Attention

To see own-self as center of attention is encouraged by anxieties, which comes from the traits discussed herein above – that cheerfulness comes from the praise of others.

• He feels that he only worth when others pay attention to him.
• Whereas when we turn the picture, we see that smart people does not need others’ focus. He knows who he is and he is worthy enough – there is just required to be regularly recognized and treated as focal person by others.
• Resultantly, his lack of attention grabbing approach make him more focal among other people.
• Developing this trait means that you sensibly hold back. Do not spend time to show off your successes and blowup about your achievements. Enjoy own accomplishments and reward yourself for that.

It is commonly observed that he who does not seek attention for his success usually get more focus in the long term period.

5. Takes Risks

Smart employee’s behavior is: If I do not take the risk, will I feel guilty for it in future? In most of the cases answer is “yes.”

• A smart employee knows that in worst scenario what will happen – one more failure! and he knows that he learnt a lot from his failures.
• Lack of confidence leads towards fear of failure – what will other people think? How will I face it? I will be embarrassed.

Grow-up this habit by taking small risks in routine tasks. Take assignments/ tasks, you never did well in past, it will build a new skill. As time goes on, this habit will increase  your confidence and risk level. Ultimately, it will be an exciting moment for you, you will take it as fun, and this is what your smart fellows are doing.

6. Celebrates the Successes of Others

When you realize who are you and what’s your ultimate end, it’s easy to appreciate others on their great achievements. It doesn’t take away from your worth, nor does it decline your achievements in any way.

But self-doubt does not allow this because the success of others takes attention and an ordinary person does not allow himself to do this, he is jealous of others’ success.

Life is not for competing everyone, praise others, compliment them. This will actually give you more confidence in yourself in the long run. It’s a reciprocate process.

One who is smart and confident about oneself will also cheers the success of others.

7. Do Not Judge Others

Do you ever think why do you judge other around you?

Wayne Dyer, a great philosopher and psychologist expressed as: “When you judge others, it doesn’t define them; it only defines you as someone who needs to judge.”

This great freedom does not need to be misused to pass judgments of the activities and lifestyles of others.

• Smart people choose own lifestyles and activity schedules, and allow others in a same way.
• Scared people judge because it feels them happy or satisfied.

If you are about to judge, hold own-self and recap Wayne Dyer’s statement. Resultantly, this non-judgment will become your habit and a great feeling not to have to always compare yourself to others.

8. Speaks with Confidence

It is very rare, you heard a person utter phrases like, “I am not sure” or “I think may be we should try”. These are not the phrases of a smart and confident person. If someone uses these types of phrases, then he needs to replace them with phrases like, “I will find out and get back to you,” or “We should do this.”

Just the words someone uses will deliver the message about his level of confidence. And as he changes his vocabulary, his own confidence enhances.

The discussion with no confidence often goes holding hands with nervous gestures, ticks and other physical disorders that someone lacks confidence. With effective techniques for dealing with these obstacles and physical embodiments of a lack of confidence will enable someone to reshape his personality like smart one.

9. Can Say “No”

How can I say “No”? is not the statement of a smart player. Actually say “no” is really difficult for the one who lacks confidence. The fear of dislike in future actually holds him to express “no”. If he says “no” someone like Boss may be disappointed or angry. It means that you are under some pressure which does not allow you to say “no”. it may be pressure of fear, pressure of seniors, pressure of society, pressure of some other socio-economic factors, etc. This is you who can actually dig out the reason behind and blow out of it yourself. Once done, your smartness will glow up in your daily routine tasks and you’ll not feel guilty to say “no” anymore if you really don’t want to do any work.

10. Competes With Himself

Smart employee always establishes goals for himself, then start continuous work to chase meet. This is only come from enjoying new experiences and of constant learning.

One who don’t have confidence on own-self, cannot set goals for own-self, and leave it to be determined by others. Then tries to chase it but if fails to do it, his insecurity raises.  

Establish your own goals and then work smart to meet them. If you fail to meet, no big deal – try again until you achieve it. Matter of winner and loser is nowhere when you are competing with yourself, so you never give up.

Set up short-term goals and chase them. Smartness builds as you achieve step by step and carries over into both your personal and Practical affairs.

11. More Listen Than Talk

Smart employee has nothing to prove to anybody. He does not has to Support himself by thrusting in and capturing the conversation. Rather, he listen carefully as he knows that he expects something to learn out of this conversation.

Don’t try to rush over the conversation, Let others have their version. Then, give your input confidently with solid phrases. Improve this skill by continue and mindful listening.

12. Constantly Focus on Outcomes

When it comes to yield the one more often focuses on how long it takes to complete; as opposed to what we actually accomplished in a same time length. Focus on outcomes instead of time is the mantra of a Smart Employee, which lead him towards his success and sustainable career growth.  

In fact, research found that "placing importance on time and physical presence over action and results leads to a culture of inefficiency."

Concluding Notion About Smartness:

It is presumed that smartness is all about mental mode, nothing else. Once you groom it positively, you will portray yourself personally and practically very sound. You will have such habits, will have such thought process – you will look smart and competent because you are.

Published By: Muhammad Waheed