1. Make sure that you greet all co-workers with a smile and a positive
statement about that person.
2. Make sure that you do all of your work with joy and enthusiasm.
3. Make sure that all your work is done to the very best of your ability
doing it as well or better than anyone.
4. Make sure that you are always helpful to others in their jobs ... they
will then be more than happy to be helpful to you. Try to avoid other people
asking you for help ... anticipate their need for help and do it... or ask them
what you can do to help them.
5. Never complain about the amount of work that you are asked to do. Always
try to do it cheerfully. "You will never be paid more for what you do until you
do more than you are paid for".
6. Always look at your job as something that evolves and changes as the
busi ness or practice continues to improve services. If you are not doing someth
ing new every few weeks, suggest changes that would make the service your
company provides more excellent.
7. Make sure that your conversation at work and while out to lunch (when
others can listen to your conversation) is positive and uplifting. Dwelling on
the negative is not healthy or constructive.
8. If there's a situation, challenge, or opportunity (problem) at work with
one of your co-workers, go to them and say .... "I have a concern and I want to
talk with you about it to see if we can agree on a solution. I know that this
may be just my perception of the situation but I want to work in harmony with
you so if you have a few minutes, I want to talk with you about my concerns." If
the person refuses to talk with you then or refuses to set a time to talk about
it. Then go to your supervisor and he or she will act as a mediator and assist
in getting the challenge cleared up in the most understanding way
possible.
9. Think of your work as a way that you can develop your people skills and
your communication skills. Make your co-workers MISS YOU if you are
gone.
10. Respect each co-worker as an equal part of the team. Each person has
their own responsibilities. Go to the manager if you have a question about your
responsibilities not your other co-workers. This is not because they might tell
you wrong, but rather because this is the managers job.
11. Be respectful to your supervisors and bosses. I did not say to build them
up past reality with false compliments. I said respect them ... for their
ability and knowledge. If your can't respect them, then be true to your
principles. Find an employer whose supervisors or bosses you can
respect.
12. Make yourself so skilled and so valuable to your employer that he/she
could not possibility find someone that could do a better job than you. if your
employer is not paying you to do your best job, then what are you getting paid
for? A valuable employee is not a clock watcher, but rather is produc tive each
minute and is honest with all the time given to work.
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