Trends
Top 10 Ways to Become Someone You Would Respect and Admire at Work
Post on
02-Mar-10
| Top 10 Ways to Become Someone You Would Respect and Admire at Work |
|
| by Gary Alger, Solutions EAP |
|
10. |
Never lie. Period. |
|
|
|
|
9. |
Really listen to people, paraphrasing what you think you hear, in order to check your understanding. |
|
|
|
|
8. |
Accept personal responsibility for all of your feelings, especially negative ones. No one "makes me feel" anything. |
|
|
|
|
7. |
Don't talk about people behind their backs. What 'goes around' actually does eventually 'come around'. |
|
|
|
|
6. |
Don't spread rumours, if you can possibly avoid it. If you must check it out, try to get to the source first. |
|
|
|
|
5. |
Refrain from, and/or respectfully confront, any and all disrespectful and inappropriate jokes, gossip, plots and conspiracies, formal or informal. There is almost always someone nearby who will appreciate it. |
|
|
|
|
4. |
Catch people being nice, and/or doing good work, and call them on it. |
|
|
|
|
3. |
If wronged, avoid the temptation to seek revenge, especially through hurtful anger. It really does hurt you more than it hurts others. |
|
|
|
|
2. |
Don't hold grudges. They don't look good on you. |
|
|
|
And, the Number One way to become someone you would respect and admire at work... |
|
|
|
|
1. |
Accept responsibility for your words and actions, especially your mistakes. ("Personal power means never fearing to say you're sorry.") |
|
|
|
|
Reprinted with the permission of HR.com. |
|
|
|
Keywords:
Jobsdb, professional image, personal branding, career pointers