Professional Employee Charcteristics

Kolby Mickelson

8:30

Marianna Larsen

Professional Employee Characteristics

In order to be successful in the workplace, employees should develop three important characteristics. First, a professional employee should be dependable. Everyone around you needs to know that you can get the job done and take responsibility for your mistakes. Second, a professional employee should always be positive about work. A positive attitude will go a long way in helping your career. Third, a professional employee should always be looking for ways to improve. Employers will notice an employee who is putting in extra effort in order to become a more valuable asset to the company.

“Certain core expectations are required for all jobs, but dependability is probably at the top of the list” (America's Job Exchange). Employers are always looking for someone on whom they can rely. I have a managerial position in my place of work, and when I need someone to do a job, I know which employees I can trust to complete the task quickly and efficiently based on past experience.

Positive employees get results. When you have a positive employee, others enjoy working around him/her, and team spirit and morale increase (America's Job Exchange). On the other hand, an employee who constantly complains can bring your work to a snail’s pace.

Employers are impressed when an employee takes initiative at work and asks for feedback. When you ask for feedback, you make it well known that you are trying to improve and will get noticed by those who employ you (Salpeter, 2013).

Professional employees should be dependable, positive, and improve daily. When an employee demonstrates these characteristics, he/she shows understanding as to what’s important and becomes ready and willing to move up in their careers.

References

America's Job Exchange. (n.d.). What Do Employers Want from Their Employees? Retrieved March 6, 2014, from http://www.americasjobexchange.com/career-advice/what-employers-want

Salpeter, M. (2013, July 31). 12 Traits of Valuable Employees. Retrieved March 6, 2014, from http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2013/07/31/traits-valuable-employees/

Kolby Mickelson

8:30

Marianna Larsen

Tips for Team Effectiveness

            To make a more effective team, here are three tips that you should incorporate. First, the whole team should be involved in creating an action plan. “A solid action plan with assigned tasks for each team member can inspire the team’s progress” (Brown, 2012). Second, take time to learn about each team member and make task assignments based on his/her personality and skill set. Third, get team members to help each other. “Research on employee effectiveness has shown that the strongest predictor of any one group’s success was the amount of help teammates gave to each other” (Jones, 2013).

            Actions plans, when all team members help create them, give each member a focus and feeling of importance. Once team members have contributed to the action plan, they will become more committed as a result (Brown, 2012). When people have goals and deadlines that they themselves helped create, they are more likely to take initiative and get things done.

            Learning about team members and seeing how they work alongside one another will help you make effective decisions. Each member of your team brings something different to the table and has different strengths and weaknesses. If you take the time to learn about your team members, you will be able to give them tasks that are suited to their abilities. Your team will be much more efficient if people are doing what they are good at.

            Teams are most effective when they are concerned about a common goal and not just what has been assigned to them. When team members help each other, everything can get done quicker and in a more organized fashion (Jones, 2013).

            Creating action plans, learning about team members, and having team members help each other are sure ways to make a more effective and productive team.

References

Brown, M. (2012, February 27). 5 Tips for Effective Team Building. Retrieved February 18, 2014, from http://www.mbrownassociates.com/Blog/2012/02/5-tips-for-effective-team-building.html

Jones, B. (2013, May 28). 5 Tips for Improving Employee Hapiness and Effectiveness. Retrieved February 18, 2014, from http://disneyinstitute.com/blog/2013/05/5-tips-for-improving-employee-happiness-and-effectiveness/167/