Work Ethics Appearance

Appearance

Appearance is one work ethic that really shows. Take pride in how people perceive you. Your clothes should be clean and pressed. Make a habit of bathing daily along with such necessities as brushing your teeth and breathing. Behavior affects appearance. Learn to be polite and attend to people's needs.

Not being groomed, being neat, practicing good personal hygiene or using correct or polite behavior can effect your job by making your employer not feel you are appropriate for the job if you can't tend to these important things

Here is a video on Appearance.  Hope you enjoy!

You need e-mail etiquette because to be professional it is the right thing to apply by.

5 e-mail etiquette rules are:

1. Be concise and to the point.
2. Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions.
3. Use proper spelling, grammar & punctuation.
4. Make it personal.
5. Use templates for frequently used responses.

There are several ways I can work on my work ethics, Appearance by working on my behavior, and maybe pressing some of my clothes.

Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is your overall opinion of yourself — how you honestly feel about your abilities and limitations. When you have healthy self-esteem, you feel good about yourself and see yourself as deserving the respect of others. When you have low self-esteem, you put little value on your opinions and ideas. You might constantly worry that you aren't "good enough.

"Discussions about self-esteem often are centered on children. However, many adults could benefit from improving their self-esteem. Here's how to tell if your self-esteem needs a boost and why it's important to develop a healthy sense of your own worth.Relationships with those close to you — parents, siblings, peers, teachers and other important contacts — are especially important to your self-esteem. Many beliefs you hold about yourself today reflect messages you've received from these people over time.

Here is a video of inspirational music and quotes.  Hope you enjoy!

If your close relationships are strong and you receive generally positive feedback, you're more likely to see yourself as worthwhile and have healthier self-esteem. If you receive mostly negative feedback and are often criticized, teased or devalued by others, you're more likely to struggle with poor self-esteem.Still, your own thoughts have perhaps the biggest impact on self-esteem — and these thoughts are within your control. If you tend to focus on your weaknesses or flaws, you can learn to re-frame negative thoughts and focus instead on your positive qualities.

This is a work ethic that I know I could use some work on.  I need to work on feeling better about myself and putting more value on my opinions and ideas.

Leadership/Cooperation

Leadership/Cooperation

Because leadership skills are developed—you are not born with them—don’t forget to give your leadership skills a workout at every opportunity.  This does not mean that you should go around telling people what to do, but be aware of opportunities to be a leader.  For instance, when working with a group, try to get a cooperative effort from the group rather than have everyone pulling in a different direction.  You can provide leadership by taking actions that would help the group complete its task and by helping the group members maintain good working relationships.  Such practice will help you develop your own leadership style.Leaders have a somewhat special point of view.  Their basic aim is to get other people to do things.  Even though it may sometimes seem that being a supervisor would be easy because anybody can give orders, that is not true.  Some managers may try to manage by ordering people about, but these managers are usually not very productive.  Bossing people is not leading them.  You can get only so far trying to boss people because they resent it.  Most people would rather be led than bossed. Leaders get more out of people than bosses do.   

Here is a video on Leadership.  Hope you enjoy!

I think some ways I could work on my leadership skills would be to learn to work in a group setting better by asserting myself and not being so shy.  I try to always cooperate will anyone I am working on something with.

Character Work Ethics

Character

Character develops over time. Many think that much of a person's character is formed early in life. However, we do not know exactly how much or how early character develops. But, it is safe to claim that character does not change quickly. A person's observable behavior is an indication of her character. 

This behavior can be strong or weak, good or bad. A person with strong character shows drive, energy, determination, self-discipline, willpower, and nerve. She sees what she wants and goes after it. She attracts followers. On the other hand, a person with weak character shows none of these traits. She does not know what she wants. Her traits are disorganized, she vacillates and is inconsistent. She will attract no followers.

A strong person can be good or bad. A gang leader is an example of a strong person with a bad character, while an outstanding community leader is one with both strong and good characteristics. An organization needs leaders with both strong and good characteristics, people who will guide them to the future and show that they can be trusted.

Here is a short video about Character, Hope you enjoy!

The ways I can improve my Character are by practicing my self-discipline, willpower,and getting my nerves under control.

Respect Work Ethics

On a practical level respect includes taking someones feelings, needs, thoughts, ideas, wishes and preferences into consideration. It means taking all of these seriously and giving them worth and value. In fact, giving someone respect seems similar to valuing them and their thoughts, feelings, etc. It also includes acknowledging them, listening to them, being truthful with them, and accepting their individuality and idiosyncrasies.

Respect can be shown through behavior and it can also be felt. We can act in ways which are considered respectful, yet we can also feel respect for someone and feel respected by someone. Because it is possible to act in ways that do not reflect how we really feel, the feeling of respect is more important than the behavior without the feeling. When the feeling is there, the behavior will naturally follow.

Respecting someone means respecting their feelings and their survival needs. Here are ways to show respect for someones feelings:

• asking them how they feel
• validating their feelings
• empathizing with them
• seeking understanding of their feelings
• taking their feelings into consideration

 

There are several ways I can work on showing and earning Respect, I can practice asking anyone I am talking to how they feel and by empathizing with them, also by trying to be understanding of their feelings.

Work Ethics Teamwork

TEAMWORK





Teamwork is commonly thought of as working as a group or team towards a common goal.  This concept is not unusual.  We see it in many facets of our lives from sports to family to business. Although in a business setting, accounting techniques are often used to measure the benefits of teamwork which are useful for justifying the concept.

To foster teamwork in an organization is to create a work culture that values collaboration by sharing ideas and working together. In an environment that encourages teamwork, people understand and believe that the thinking  and planning of decisions and actions are better when done as a group rather than as individuals. People in this environment recognize the idea that many working together is greater than only one.




Here is a cute video on Teamwork.  Hope you enjoy!

Workplaces that exemplify teamwork is more difficult to find than you might think. Most institutions in the United States, such as schools, family structures and our pastimes emphasize winning, being the best, and coming out on top. Workers are rarely raised in environments that emphasize true teamwork and collaboration.

Many organizations have begun the shift to placing a higher value on diverse people, ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, but we have a long way to go before valuing teams and teamwork will be the expected norm.  Creating a teamwork culture can still be done by doing just a few things right. Although it may not be an easy adjustment, an overall sense of teamwork can create a new level of commitment and appreciation for the value you can create in your organization.

The best advice I would give a novice when it comes to working in teams is that I would put aside all problems etc. that I might have or have had with the team members and complete the job to the best of your ability.  The way I would try to improve myself in the teamwork ethics would be to be more aggressive and take charge of situations instead of being laid back and shy.

Work Ethics Productivity

Productivity
     Is good scheduling such as keeping up with your appointments and work assignments. You have to follow safety rules and make sure not to hurt the bottom line by getting hurt at work and costing the business money.  You can help meet productivity by conserving materials used at work such as paper.  And you can keep your desk area clean and free of clutter so you can concentrate and be productive.  Also following directions and not wasting time while working is bound to bring more productivity in anything you do.
     Here is a video on Productivity.  Hope you enjoy!

     Productivity is important in the workplace because if you are being paid to perform a service whatever it might be, and you are wasting time you are not helping that place of business to make any money and ultimately that is the bottom line.
     The actions I could take in my place of business is to always perform to the best of my ability at all times as to not waste their money.  I can clock out when business warrants a break time.  And I could also make sure not to waste product.
     I agree with the fact that material rewards can be enough of an incentive for most people.  Some people seek the acceptance that doing good in their job gives them.

Work Ethics Communication

Communication


     Communication is the process of a sender communicating with a receiver.  The message may be verbal (spoken or written) or nonverbal (body language, physical appearance, or vocal tone).  People who are great communicators take responsibility for  their success in the communication process.  You also have to be an effective listener and participate in the conversation.

• A Nonverbal example is shrugging your shoulders when asked a question.
• A Oral example is conversation between two or more people.
• A Written example is a letter sent to your boss or friend.
• A Listening example is active listening when in a conversation.
• A Telephone example is having a smile in your voice when talking on the phone.

     Here is a very funny video about communication problems.  Hope you enjoy!

     Some ways that I could improve my Communication skills would be to be aware of how I am perceived in every conversation no matter how it is sent out.  I could practice on a voice recorder and play back to critique my skills.

Work Ethics Organization

Organization

There are three main concepts that you really need to know about if you want to increase your productivity and remain stress free in the process.  They are time management, how to prioritize and how to eliminate clutter.  


Prioritize


First thing you need to do is learn how to prioritize, by making a list of the things that need to be done on a daily basis.  Then you need to look over the items and decide on an order of importance for each task.  Then decide how much time it will take you to complete the tasks.

Time Management


When you are assessing your task list and calculating the time for each task, you should also spend some time assessing how and where you waste time during the day.  Then also, be wary of procrastination-this is a huge time-suck.  By honing your project management skills you will find you are less stressed.

Eliminate Clutter


Eliminating clutter will go a long way towards improving your productivity and lowering your stress level.  By being more organized and keeping your things sorted then you will more easily be able to find what you are looking for, whether it's that important client file your boss just asked for, or your child's favorite toy.  


By refining your organizational skills it can help you to reach your goals, reduce your stress and increase your productivity and efficiency.  
I plan to improve my organizational skills by putting all my important information in a file in order and setting up a task list for my every day life.


Here is a short video about Organization.  Hope you enjoy!

Work Ethics Attendance

Attendance


Attendance is the act or fact of attending (being present at) work.  Good Attendance affects the success of each individual and is very important.  Any student or employee is expected to attend class or work.  Your success is directly related on your attendance and punctuality in every aspect of you life.  If you are late for class it disrupts all the students and if you are late or absent it shows poor planning and preparation.








This is a link to a video on Youtube about The Importance of Attendance: Hope you enjoy!
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I could improve in Attendance by making sure I am at work on time.  Getting up a little earlier so I can get there before my clock in time.  The same goes for my classes I can also notify my instructor in advance if I might be absent. I can make up and assignments missed during times of absences.  

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