It doesn’t matter where we work, or with whom.

The principle of ‘Mediocrity’ at work remains the same. And we see it everywhere.

I call them the ‘walking dead.’ People who arrive at work with nil passion, less ambition and a bad at­titude to do the very least they have to do to present inadequate and un­checked outputs to their bosses.

And they aren’t the problem. Their managers are, because they accept this mediocrity time and time again, so they get more of it.

If you, as a leader or manager tolerate and allow mediocrity, we promise you that this is what you will get.

And if you think mediocrity is tempting, think again.

In a results-drive world, you don’t want to be the mediocre manager or one who accepts it. In the fast-paced competitive world, it’s not what you are paid to do.

What is Mediocrity?

Mediocrity is ‘being ordinary, a lack of inspiration or indifference, not very good or not talented at an­ything in particular.’

I think these words define medioc­rity well, but I like the idea that it mean’s ‘not caring.’

In other words, when we behave in a mediocre way, we don’t put our best into what we’re doing and we don’t really think about the impact this has on others or how others see us when we are mediocre. Sim­ply, we don’t care enough.

‘The toughest test of a manager isn’t dealing with poor performance — it’s ad­dressing mediocrity.

Don’t let lacklustre performance fes­ter. Start by showing how mediocrity negatively affects your team, the Or­ganization, and your customers.”– Har­vard Business Review

The disadvantages of being Medio­cre in your work:

• People, including your lead­ers, don’t see you as somebody whom they can trust, except to sub­mit work is that late or incorrect. You’re not trust-worthy
• Leaders don’t count on you to climb up the Organisation, because they’re looking for people who have passion, want to do their best and take time doing things right and well
• You’ll never rise above me­diocrity because if you do it long enough, your benchmark for your­self becomes just that – average
• People will always be looking at your work or micro-managing you because they know it’s the best way to get the average work they need out of you
• If things get tough in an Or­ganisation and people are told to go home, it’s often people who lack passion or care in their work who are the first to go. Is this you?

Mediocrity is an attitude.

It’s a lazy way of doing something that produces sub-standard outputs and results.

5 ways to avoid Mediocrity

Employee Excellence – the ultimate goal of every leader

The quality of ‘being outstanding or extremely good’ is the definition of excellence. People or acts that are at the top of the game, every time.

Excellence, like mediocrity, is an attitude.

The more we want to thrive or shine, the more we want to be seen to be professional and exemplary at what we do, the greater our level of excellence in what we do.

‘Want to discuss mediocrity in your Organisation and learn how to create more engaged and compe­tent employees?

We’re working with key Organisa­tions in Fiji such as RBF, various Ministries, Vinod Patel, EFL, Ros­ies, Westpac and HFC, to name a few.

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