Workplace Professionalism & Youth – Another Good Post
Joyce Gioia-Herman, a Strategic Business Futurist concentrating on workforce and workplace trends, is President and CEO of The Herman Group. She wrote a blog post titled "Teaching Professionalism" about the behaviors that HR professionals consider as demonstrating "professionalism" in the workplace.
Ms. Gioia-Herman notes:
HR pros and business leaders polled identified five primary characteristics of professionalism: 1) personal interaction skills, including courtesy and respect, 2) skills to communicate, and listen, 3) a great work ethic; 4) being motivated and staying on task until the job is completed, and 5) professional appearance, and self-confidence and awareness.
I also did a LinkedIn survey about a year ago that revealed the same viewpoints. Such viewpoints – and the reality that I see with my clients today – support the reason why I write and produce the success products I produce and create the success language programs I create focusing on success language, professionalism, and work-life skills for success.
Let's keep getting the skills out to those who most need them!