Monday, June 5, 2006

Developing a "Radar O'Reilly" Mindset

In yesterday's blog we considered Radar O'Reilly's amazing ability to get just what the M*A*S*H unit needed. Today, we take a closer look at Radar, an enterprising M*A*S*H* character. Note that Radar:

  1. Worked from inspiration - to boost morale, to improve the work place, to invent

  2. Anticipated needs - Radar looked beyond today to next week, next month, the next six months, the next year... He didn't wait to be told -- he was self-starting

  3. Figured out how - Radar took initiatives to learn - perhaps he

    • read "how-to" manuals

    • researched the Internet [at least he would today]

    • asked folks around him for advice

    • convinced others to assist

    • solicited needed resources
  4. Moved on his plans - Rader put ideas into action; he didn't sit on ideas... Nor did he wait for approvals and bureacratic processes that often hamper getting things done. In this, he was a maverick, but wise and wary of going too far... He had the capacity to act wisely.
  5. Stayed personable - He didn't let successes go to his head, but retained his quiet, behind the scenes persona.
Do you recognize a Radar at your workplace? How about rebooting your brain to use one of these strategies to get the job done today? Stuck in a rut? Is it time to change?

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