ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

I can still remember, one of the lessons discussed from our Marketing subject during our college was the product life cycle. As a summary, it talks about the journey of a certain product from the time it has been produced, its availability in the market until the realization of how the product is performing, and right there, the maturity of the product becomes an issue, where sellers need to evaluate if the product is growing or declining, and what needs to be done.

I am writing this blog article to give my personal observation on the relationship between the product life cycle and a person's attitude to work.

Disclaimer: These are just my personal reflections.

The first stage in the cycle is the INTRODUCTION. -- Like a physical product, a person who is new to his role and the job that he is about to do has a very exciting mindset, he is fresh and has the ability to work efficiently and effectively, he works beyond what normally does on a daily basis. In other words, this person is eager and full of excitement to learn everything along his journey with the company.

Second, the GROWTH. In this stage, the product's performance is being observed. -- Few months after the person started his job, he became noticeable. His co-workers are now aware with how his job is well done consistently. He also has a good relationship towards his co-employees and that makes him even more eager to do his job.

The third stage is the MATURITY. In this phase, the product becomes the demand of every buyer. --The person who works really smart, does his job religiously, and with full of dedication that resulted to best practice, has become the standard of the company. Everyone started to change their perspectives with how they are used to play their respective roles from then and seeing this person working very good, he can now be ready to be promoted to a higher position which everyone in the office supports the idea. He is now becoming the best fit of the company's business model and can definitely contribute a positive impact of the organization. Everyone can say that this person is fully equipped.

Lastly, the DECLINE stage. This is the last stage of the product life cycle; the product continous its momentum, and due to an unstoppable and increasing demand from the public, the fear of sustainability now becomes and issue. -- Right, everyone in the office sees the person's capability to handle the company. But due to some reasons, this person suddenly forgets to remind himself that there are still boundaries and limitations with what he is currently doing. And that leads him to still be at his current role considering how many years have passed. One day, the management decided to just transfer him to another department.

His journey as an employee has taught him a very important lesson while he is at work, that is, "we can always be good at work. We can share ideas, collaborate, help each team member, and give the best out of it. Most of the time, what we practice becomes our habit, and it is dangerous when we are aware that we are doing the mediocrity, we still continue doing it because we have never changed our perspective in the job that we do. Sometimes, we look at our colleagues our competitors, that is why we are not moving because we are so focused about them. The last stage, which is the DECLINE is probably be our journey because we failed to innovate and develop ourselves, we forget to remind ourselves that at the end of the day, ATTITUDE is still everything. We need the attitude to work, and first requirement of it is to have an open mind, as it shows the willingness to learn and improve."

I've learned so much while I am writing this post. I hope you also have takeaways, too.

Have a good one!

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