Walmart exec shares the ultimate red flag she sees in employees
If you ask Donna Morris, there is a behavior with the ultimate red flag that an employee will not go far in the workplace: when someone is “Debbie Down”.
57 -year -old Morris Vice president And since 2020, the chief human officer in Walmart has helped shape the employee experience of 2.1 million workers since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandema. Before his current role, he spent 17 years in various leadership positions in Adobe – and during his career, he learned a few things about the red flags in the office.
“Nobody wants [to hire] A debbie downloader, you know your future [and] They won’t bring the problem, never solve. I love people who bring the problem and how to solve them [it.]”
A “Debbie Down” can be an opposition, a person who shares negative opinions about the ideas and goals of others, or regularly prevents new projects and perspectives. This can make it difficult for the connections to climb the institutional ladder, or its bosses and managers to trust with new projects.
If your colleague has this character, Juliette Han, a neuroscientist trained by Harvard, said that CNBC did in June 2023. “If they need to stay in a short collar, they can encourage you after new projects if they do not meet new people in the company or not directly benefit.”
This does not mean that you need to apply toxic optimism, for example, to claim that everything is fine when your team encounters difficult conditions. Morris is not natural and realistic for someone to always be happy, Morris says. Similarly, a constant negative spiral can be a signal that you are in the wrong job or in the company.
How to actually progress
Morris has a few features that devote the most successful employees to those who are inadequate.
He thinks “workers who surrender what you’ve been waiting for when you expect.” “It is better to deliver earlier than late surrender and it is better to deliver less.”
“They raised their hands to be open to another green flag opportunities and get more.” “Or as it is with the house, remedy or demand assistance, they bring a problem in time.”
You can show such a team of players that you have your own anthem attitude, such as being a volunteer or giving an idea to guide the new intern. He solves a problem that your boss is dealing with.
According to Michael Ramlett, Global Data Intelligence Company Morning Consult CEO, a new AI tool or a radical intellectual curiosity, such as exploring a new AI tool or a new software, then sharing your findings with your boss or manager, it is a long way to show a long way.
If you want to help your colleagues along the way, act as a mentor and share things you have learned, the cream in this cake.
“People you see actually help others [are a] Total green flag. “
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