So how do you deal with an annoying coworker who always tries to bring you down and get the best at work? How should you deal with competition in the workplace?
Is competition motivating or frustrating?
The trainer in business administration and personal and professional development, Muhammad Tamli, says that competition at work is considered a form of motivation for employees, as it helps them increase productivity, innovation, and unleash their creative energies, but when competition becomes unhealthy, it is harmful to individuals and negatively affects the work environment, and this is reflected in performance. The employee and his creativity.
He adds - to Al Jazeera Net - that "a work environment may not at times be free of this unhealthy competition, especially when the employer lacks a positive institutional culture."
He continued that during his work in the Human Resources Department, he found that "such competition has a negative impact on employees."
The negative impact is as follows:
- Employees feel psychological pressure.
- Loss of trust between employees and management, especially when false information is provided with the aim of appearing and standing out.
- Loss of effective communication between employees.
- Work has shifted from cooperation and teamwork to individual work.
Dict: If unhealthy competition negatively affects your performance and psychological comfort, seek support from management (Al Jazeera)
Tips for dealing with an unhealthy work environment
Coach Tamli believes that an unhealthy work environment makes work uncomfortable and filled with anxiety, and becomes an unsafe and inappropriate environment for talented employees, affecting their psychological comfort, focus, and ability to work efficiently.
He offers some tips for dealing with unhealthy competition in the workplace:
- You should avoid being attracted to negative competition, and focus on achieving your personal goals.
- Work to develop your skills and enhance your performance independently.
- Try to build healthy relationships with your coworkers.
- Maintain your positive mood and avoid negative conversations and criticism of others.
- See competition as an opportunity to grow and develop.
- Maintain respect and professionalism in dealing with your colleagues.
- If unhealthy competition is negatively affecting your performance and psychological well-being, do not hesitate to seek support from management.
Although it is important to implement the above-mentioned tips, we must understand that healthy competition is a natural part of business, and can be a powerful motivator for creativity and innovation.
However, we must maintain a healthy balance and work together to create an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration, and enhances employee well-being and creativity, according to Coach Tamli.
Healthy competition is desirable, but...
Human development coach Sawsan Kilani agrees with Coach Tamli that healthy competition is very desirable at work, because it gives incentives for progress, development and creativity, brings out the employee’s latent energies and makes room for an innovative environment that saves time and effort and supports excellence.
She added in her interview with Al Jazeera Net that competition is something every institution needs in this era in which we face many challenges at all levels, especially with the tremendous technological progress and artificial intelligence that has become sweeping across the world, warning the lazy and those who rely on nepotism and narrow personal interests that there is no place for them in it. .
She believes that the person who does not prove himself, achieve himself, and compete for his job will end up at home, because there is no retreat from moving forward, as she puts it.
Kilani says that every position you reach through unhealthy and dishonest competition “will be a disaster for you first and foremost, because it contradicts the principles, values, and belief that we were raised on, which were the reason for the blessing in livelihood, money, and children.”
Kilani calls for adhering to good morals, treating people well, and healthy and honorable competition, regardless of the circumstances, because this preserves your psychological health and makes your conscience clear.
She adds, "There is room in the world for goodness to spread everywhere if we have sincere intentions, trust in God, do everything in our power, develop ourselves, and extend a helping hand to others with honor and good intentions. Then we will survive and the ship will survive."
Dealing with competition in a professional manner
The Career Addict website offers some tips for dealing with competition in a fairly professional and agile manner, including:
- Evaluate the situation: You must evaluate the situation and make sure that there are no misunderstandings, as every workplace is different from the other, so it is useful to think about whether you are a bit sensitive to the situation, or if the situation is as competitive as you think, and evaluate whether a particular colleague Seems competitive, or so is the team as a whole.
- Don't lose focus: It's easy to let a competitive co-worker negatively impact your work life, causing you to intentionally lose focus and, ultimately, score an easy win for them. So learn how to resist temptation and focus on what you were hired to do.
- Talk to the Competitive Colleague: If there is a particular colleague who is constantly competing with you, the thing you should do is to talk to him in a calm manner. After all, he himself may not even realize that he is overcompeting, and that it is hurting team morale.
- Compete with yourself: Use this competition to improve yourself and your skills, and divert your energy to focus on improving your strengths, and eliminating weaknesses, if any.
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