You have the natural ability to serve the needs of others by taking full responsibility for the timeous execution of a task on behalf of someone else. You instinctively understand what acts of service are.

You bring a need for accountability, an assurance that everything and everyone is accounted for. You ensure that nothing or no-one is left behind, ever. You bring dedication and ownership to everything you do.

You create accountability. You ensure that people follow through on their commitments and do so on time. You ensure that deadlines are met and that everyone has a job, and is delivering on it. Without this level of accountability a team would not function and so you play an essential role in the ability to get the work done. You also create dependability - people know that they can lean on you and you will never fail.

Being a trusted partner to people I respect;

ensuring that tasks that are important to others, and that they cannot do, will be done;

being left alone to get on with what I need to;

being on time, doing what I say I will do;

taking full accountability for something;

going above and beyond.

do what they say they will do when they said they would do it;

are hard working people who put their heads down and simply get stuff done without complaining;

are respectful, honest, dependable and faithful.

Letting people down;

being late for people that matter to me;

giving up;

complaining;

saying "No" to people I feel beholden to;

prioritising;

putting my own needs first.

When people continuously interfere or do not appreciate what I have done for them;

are judgmental and critical;

people keep interfering with what I need to do or I get micro-managed.

Being controlling, a workaholic and interfering (nosey).

I love very clearly defined areas of responsibility.

Show me what is mine and then simply leave me alone to manage it.

Be careful of overloading me. I don't like saying no, so help me manage my responsibilities.

Say thank you once i have delivered.

You are dependable, and people know it. They count on you when something important is on the line. You don’t want to let people down, and you will work very hard to fulfill all your responsibilities and keep your word.

Because you 'come through' for people, word spreads — and more and more people come to you.

With the responsibility you feel to the people who come to you, and the demands that each of them brings, you might feel overwhelmed and under pressure to perform.

Take psychological ownership for the things that matter most to you.

Always check your schedule and your to-do list before taking on a new request. You will create a realistic opportunity to meet all of your commitments without overworking yourself, and you'll demonstrate to others your serious approach to your responsibilities.

Keep volunteering for more duties than your experience seems to warrant. You thrive on new responsibilities and can deal with them very effectively.

Align yourself with others who share your sense of commitment. You will thrive when surrounded by others who take their responsibilities as seriously as you do.

Sometimes you need to remind yourself to say "no." Because you are instinctively responsible, it might be very difficult to refuse opportunities. For this reason you must be selective.

Be your organization's ethical watchdog by taking swift action to eliminate and prevent unethical behavior and publicly recognizing displays of strong ethics.

It is extremely hard for you to say "NO" to people who you deem as your superiors or people that your respect. It is equally hard for you to notice something unaccounted for and to leave it standing there without assuming responsibility for it. For this reason you can overload yourself and over work. If you start arriving late for meetings or find yourself arriving at work earlier and earlier and then leaving later and later, you are over committed.

Set boundaries early and maintain them.

Watch out for: Burnout because of not having the right boundaries in place.

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What is the difference between a servant and a service? Which one should you provide? When is No the right answer?