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Unit 2: Session 2: Working Independently

Working Independently is a property of humans that is used when you want to accomplish a task without supervision by someone.

Q.1 What is independent working?

Independent working is a quality of human beings that are used to accomplish the task solely. Sometimes, we can perform various types of work without making the team. In other words, some work can be done successfully without being a team member, we can perform that work independently with our own supervision.

Q.2 What are the advantages of independent working?

There are several advantages when you do work independently. These advantages are pointed together that are defined in the below section.

  • You do not depend on anyone else for your work.
  • You are your own boss and can decide what to do and when to do it.
  • You can work according to yourself.
  • You can use your own working style.
  • It is easier to focus on your work and concentrates on one thing.
  • If you succeed, you get the full credit. But if you fail, the full blame is on you.

Q.3 What qualities do independent workers have?

Independent workers have several qualities to achieve or complete their tasks. There are mainly three major qualities that are necessary for every independent worker or to become an independent worker.

  • Self Awareness-: Self Awareness means the full understanding of self in terms of strengths, weakness, abilities, interests, attitudes, biases, and so forth with a knowledge of how one can utilize these.
  • Self-Motivation-: It is a very major quality that should be in every independent worker to re-generate their energy when they fall in de-motivation.
  • Self-Regulation-: It is also an essential quality that should have in every independent worker to regulate oneself. This is necessary to control your own emotions and behaviour in a tough situation and challenges and manage them effectively.

Q.4 What is the work style of independent workers?

Whether to become a successful independent worker or to be a great motivational trainer, you should have your own working styles to accomplish your task and be proud of yourself.

There are 7 points that show your working style if you wanna become a successful independent worker.

  • Be own Supervisor-: Independent workers have their own supervision to remove stress levels and can complete their work freely.
  • Clear about Your objectives-: When you do work independently, the first question that must come to your mind is what is the objective of our work and why are we doing this work?
  • Take Initiatives-: When you start to do any work, you can take the full initiatives to complete the task.
  • Full Commitment-: You should be able to complete your work for which you committed and promised. So you should do the required actions/works to the best of your knowledge and abilities and complete the task.
  • Maintain Work-life balance-: You have to decide your own goals and maintain your project according to your choice. no one is there to command you, you must decide the right pace of working that does the full justice to the work for which you committed and at the same time does not put pressure on you.
  • Takes Constructive Ownership of Mistakes and Errors-: You should take ownership of mistakes and errors without looking for excuses or blaming others.
  • Good at Stress Management-: An independent worker is very good at handling the stress arising out of responsibilities, expectations, and challenges of work. A successful independent worker never lets self-doubt or negative emotions overpower him/her, and keeps stress at bay by managing it beautifully.

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