Enero 2013 - ODBEST by Olan Deems – Filipino Business & Engineering Blog

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<span style="color: black;">Are you a multi-skills engineer who does
or accept all tasks - Estimate (<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quantity Take-off /
Material Take-off</span></i>), Bidding (<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Preparation of Commercial, Technical Proposal and
Contract Provisions</span></i>), Design (<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Calculations and Specifications</span></i>), Planning and
Scheduling, Site Supervision/Inspection for various field of works, Procurement
(<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Canvassing and Coordination with Supplies/Manufacturers</span></i>), Meeting (Facilitate
or Participate), and Miscellaneous Paper works (<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Preparation of Construction
Procedures, Method Statements, etc.</span></i>)? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Then, I would say, it’s high time for you
to be unloaded so that you’ll be able to enjoy life while working more
productively and manage your time to have more precious moments with your family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">So, just reduce the
impact of stress while taking these minor steps to drop off pressures at
work;    <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Know
your Job description:</span></b> Most of us engineers especially the beginners couldn’t
able to define their job description, so they end up on accepting various tasks
being given by his/her boss. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">For beginners, we opt to keep quite because we
want to impress &/or satisfy our superiors even to the point of doing such work out
of our skills or expertise. Yes, it is no doubt that an engineer loves challenges. We are risk-taker! But let us put these challenges or risks into a proper perspective. We
shall not risk our credibility because of our failure or fears to say “No” to things
which are out of our abilities.  </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Most often than not, we are also unable
to define our scope of work that’s why even whatever our manager will instruct us to
do, we just simply nod. Can you take it all? Or does your boss couldn't delegate other tasks to other team members? Or your boss just sees you only? Don’t
take it all! That's why it is so necessary that you know your job description during the recruitment stage. Let others to the tasks that should be for them and be challenged and improved as well. Make sure that you
are doing your tasks in line with what has been negotiated or discussed with during your interview.  If it was not discussed during the recruitment
stage and you were already hired, then, prior or during your formal "<i>first  day or week
of work</i>", you must ask your boss about the details of your job description. You
should be able to fit yourself to your major skills where you can produce more
outputs. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">However, if you are a manager, learn to delegate the works and don’t
do it by yourself.  Give the tasks to your subordinate a chance to develop and produce
a result base on your clear standard or instruction.  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">If there are so many tasks
which you are really bound to complete it, then, do the most priority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Get
organized:</b> </span>When I was first interviewed on my first job after graduation from
university, I was asked by a project manager if how I organize my tasks on my
busiest schedules, during critical stages in the construction and when lots of
meetings are being held. I answered him with a lengthy statement - <i>I mean in details</i>, then he
smiled and he picked a small handy-notebook from his pant's pocket, then he told
me while browsing haphazardly “<i><b>I bring this anywhere at site and even during my meetings so that at any time that I need to make a list or note I can jot it
down immediately. You just need this so you won’t forget anything... and after work
without thinking your next activities for tomorrow, you can relax and sleep
well at home.</b></i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">One more thing, lessen up
clutters on top of your table. Dispose old or superseded drawings and
unnecessary documents. Your document control center will be responsible to keep
histories of drawings and documents. In this way, you will prevent eye strain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Schedule
a break:</span></b> If our construction workers are tired physically, we are as well
excruciated with lots of paper works. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">W</span>hen I was working in Middle East, all
engineers were required and assigned to prepare and present safety topics for
daily toolbox meeting every morning. I was been captivated with the topic
presented on “<i><b>Office Ergonomics Hazards</b></i>” that awkward postures arises from
improper work methods and improperly designed workstations.<br />
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Office
engineers (as well as site engineers) are not only mentally stressed but also
expose to risk of injury to the musculoskeletal system.  So, take a break
which does not refer only to food but why not stand-up from your seat and take
a deep breath for a while or search for a cool views where you can focus your
eyes  at around 20 feet far distance at  20 seconds.</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Talk
with colleagues:</span></b> Helmet’s off! Talk with colleagues when you are under pressure
or during breaks but avoid speaking negative discussion and plain works. Be
jolly or ride with their jokes and keep the conversation smoothly and light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Balance your work:</b> </span>Working in Middle East will mean working 6-days a week at 10
hours a day.  But in my case even though, I was been working with known
international company but this company was not able to abide with existing
labor laws of the country. We were obligated to work 6-days a week at 12 hours
[<i>plus more or less 1-hour travel time from camp to office, vice versa</i>] a day
without overtime pay because our company claim that we were fixed rate. But on
later stage, the policy was changed to 6-days a week at 11-hours a day; this
time beyond 11-hours we will be receiving OT pay based on bias internal company
calculation. But my point is, I have an officemate who never cease overtime
works because he is heavy loaded with so many works. But check this, from Saturday through
Thursday, he go office 4:50 AM then he will reach back camp at around 11:00PM
and seldom 12:00 midnight; then, on Friday which supposedly rest day, he still
go work from 6:30AM to 5:00PM. The idea is <i>we should learn to say no to offers
of overtime, if it will risk our health or interfere with quality time with
your family</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">For the same reason, resist the temptation to work at weekends if
you can. Balance your priorities. Earning enough to pay the bills and extras is
important, but not more important than investing time in your family especially
that even we are working overseas, the technology is now freely available and
leads us closer to our family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">6. Meditate:
</span></b>When situations gets so difficult for you to handle just remember that there is
God who will carry our burden. Just spend a minutes of talking straight to Him.
Let Him know what we feel and what we want. And leave our worries with Him and
believe that He will keep His promise of providing us with the best things more
than we’ve ever expected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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