Professionalism
Professionalism
has to do with the way a person conducts himself or herself in the
workplace. Professional behavior in the workplace impacts the entire
organization, affecting every aspect of day-to-day operations and
ultimately impacting the company's bottom line. The Merriam-Webster
dictionary defines professionalism as "the conduct, aims, or
qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional
person"; and it defines a profession as "a calling
requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic
preparation."
There
are four key elements that demonstrate a professional attitude. These
are:
-- Treat other with respect
-- Keep your word
-- Be loyal
-- Exceed expectations
-- Treat other with respect
-- Keep your word
-- Be loyal
-- Exceed expectations
Respectfulness
A
respectful workplace creates productive and engaged employees. On the
other hand, workplaces where employees feel disrespected experience
high levels of turnover, conflict, grievances, and low levels of
engagement, attendance and productivity.
Ask
anyone in your workplace what treatment they most want from their
bosses and coworkers at work. They will likely top their list with
the desire for their employer and coworkers to treat them as if they
have dignity and with respect. Respect is when you feel admiration
and deep regard for an individual.
Dependability
Finding
a vendor, employee or partner who will consistently play their part
is one of the great challenges in business. Want to win in this
world? I've found that the most simple and effective tactic is to be
the most dependable. Unfortunately, that's a quality that's often
severely lacking in the service industry.
Dependability is a valuable quality in
the workplace, whether it comes from your employees or vendors. An
employee whom the boss can depend on is beneficial to the business,
and a dependable employee has a greater possibility of seeing job
growth and security.
Sincerity
All
of us can be sincere towards our interactions with people and
situation. We should refrain from merely showing sincerity. In fact,
showing sincerity is simple. Fulfilling a promise, meeting a friend
on time, helping someone in need are all examples of how we can
express sincerity. However, there are some of us who stop here. This
is insufficient. When it comes to sincerity, we should live it. This
brings us to the concept of intention.
One can show sincerity in every aspects of one’s communication but
if one’ intention is ultimately to deceive or to manipulate, then
one is not sincere. In another words, we need to ask ourselves about
what we wish to achieve with our intentions. If it’s altruistic in
nature or for the greater good, then it’s great. If not, we need to
question our intentions more closely, lest our sincerity become
suspect.
Determination
You
don’t let obstacles stop you, and enthusiastically embrace
challenges like a mountain climber who ascends higher and higher
until the summit is reached. You know that your job as an
entrepreneur is to solve your clients’ problems, and you resolve to
continually seek better and more innovative answers. With purpose and
resilience, you push ahead, no matter how far you have to go.
Accountability
Employees
want to keep their peers accountable when they fail to meet up to the
demands of their job, in the same way they want to recognize them
when they do good work. But when employees have no system of
accountability in place, things can very quickly fall apart. This is
why accountability matters, and why you need to invest in it.
You
take personal responsibility for your actions and outcomes in every
situation, and avoid making excuses when things don’t go as
planned. You admit your mistakes and use them as learning experiences
so you won’t make the same ones again.
Humility
Humble
people may be more grounded in their lives than others. To be humble
means to have a modest estimate of our own importance; to feel equal
to others, not above or better than. Ego does not drive a humble
person, because they are not motivated to impress or dominate others.
Here
are some examples of humility in the workplace:
-- Being able to
accurately assess yourself, including your strengths and
weaknesses
-- Remaining open to new information or ideas, even if they contradict your previous opinions
-- Balancing your own needs with service to others
-- Recognizing the contributions of others toward your successes
-- Being instinctively aware of your self-worth, to avoid reminding everyone about it constantly
-- Being able to put your ego aside and give your best without expecting recognition
-- Remaining open to new information or ideas, even if they contradict your previous opinions
-- Balancing your own needs with service to others
-- Recognizing the contributions of others toward your successes
-- Being instinctively aware of your self-worth, to avoid reminding everyone about it constantly
-- Being able to put your ego aside and give your best without expecting recognition
Vignesh B Nayak
(UI/UX Developer)
