What does it take to keep the job you have worked so hard to have? What is your employer evaluating in your work place evaluation? In the current state of economic times what should you be focussing on to keep and maintain your position and to move forward in positive ways? We all sometimes worry about what we can do to maintain job security and to be a productive asset to our employers. We want our employers to think favourably about us and to consider us for promotion and pay increases. We don’t want to be the one in mind if the company is facing cut backs and lay-offs.
The key is good work ethics
Employers notice workers who are competent and loyal and who can communicate well while displaying good time management and smart decision making. The lists below contain the qualities businesses desire in long term employees.
COMPETENCE
- Combine technical competence with dependability and loyalty
- Demonstrate competent performance
- Demonstrate strong personal and interpersonal worth and competence
- Maximize personal strengths and abilities
- Make presentations with poise and self confidence
- Move constructively towards improving performance
- Clearly identify improvements to be made
- Devote time and effort to the development of professional competence
COMPANY LOYALTY
- Promote the business policies, products, and reputation
- Exert a positive influence on the business climate
- Place business interests ahead of personal convenience
- Convey an impression which reflects favourably upon the public relations of the business
- Use communication skills to bolster the business’s image
- Accept responsibility for compliance with rules and regulations
- Clearly understand purposes, objectives, practices and principles of departments
- Enforce business policies without creating negative reactions
COMMUNICATION
- Use proper language and vocabulary
- Develop and maintain two way communication
- Utilize all channels of communication
- Effectively organize ideas for logical presentation and approval
- Keep other departments informed of developments affecting their function
- Display good judgement in selecting the proper mode of communication, know when to cover topics by letter, phone, or fax
- Use proper telephone techniques and etiquette
- Translate complex information in common terms and display clarity in expressing ideas
TIME MANAGEMENT
- Keep comfortably ahead of work schedule
- Effectively prioritize and translate planning into reality
- Respond quickly to all oral and written communication
DECISION MAKING
- Maintain an optimistic outlook when faced with difficulties
- Assemble all available facts when making decisions
- Weigh alternative options before making decisions
- Convey decisions with confidence
- Display firmness and confidence in decision making
As you read through these points consider the work ethics you already posses, those needing revitalization, and the areas you may desire guidance or instruction. Being open to developing and improving good work-place ethics is key to maintaining good standing in the company with employers and with other co-workers. All of this also factors in to personal job satisfaction and enjoyment and fulfillment of career goals.
Knowing you are doing your personal best and giving your ethical best to the company is a true joy and an accomplishment in itself.
