Professionalism in the workplace - ELC of Duval€¦ · Professionalism in the workplace Presented by Greg Gaines . What are YOU doing here? Top Personality Traits that Employers

Professionalism in the workplace

Presented by Greg Gaines

What are YOU doing here?

Top Personality Traits that Employers Hire Most

1._____________________

2._____________________

3._____________________

Forbes.com: The Top 5 Personalities that Employers hire most

Characteristics of professionalism in the field of child care (C. Joseph, 10 Characteristics of Professionalism; retrieved from www.smallbusiness.chron.com):

•Appearance

•Attitude

•Reliability

•Competence

•Ethics

•Communication

•Accountability

The Power of Appearance

• What’s so important about your appearance?

• Is it for work only?

What does Appearance do for you?

• Speaks for you before_________________ _______________________________

• Sets the ___________________________

• Makes you _________________________

• Shows _____________________________

Attitude!

Encourages people _______________________ Has to be __________________________ Critical to ____________________________ Makes ________________________________

5 Building blocks of a GOOD Attitude

1. Be ___________________!

2. Give the _______________________________

3. Consider _______________________________

4. Disagree __________________

5. Watch your ________________________________

Reliability

It’s a matter ____________________________ Be __________________________ The Power of __________________________

Competence

Being good at what you do! 1. Invest in _____________________________

2. Develop yourself ______________________

3. ____________________________________

Ethics – what are they?

A collection of moral principles. It’s your _______________________ It should be ___________________

The Four major impacts of Ethics

1. Children

2. ___________________________

3. ___________________________

4. ___________________________

Communication is the key

An _______________ of thoughts and ideas It’s a powerful skill (Survey)

4 Building blocks of Communication

1._______________________________________ 2._______________________________________ 3._______________________________________ 4._______________________________________

Accountability

Do what you say you’re going to do

Four points on Accountability

1. Keep ________________________________

2. Take _________________________________

3. Be ___________________________________

4. Be ____________________________________

Things that undermine Professionalism

• Gossip • Negative attitudes • Poor customer service • Inappropriate dress • Poor or tardy attendance • No accountability • No Ethics

Encourage Professionalism

Have a team meeting

Professionalism parting shots

Keep your attitude together Keep _____________ you Expect some occasional _________ Change your perspective KNOW that you’re good enough

I need your comments

• Feedback is critical, please take a moment to give your impression of this presentation.

• Please fill out the evaluation form

www.GregGaines.com

Email [email protected]

Contact me

Find me on Facebook

Greg Gaines Speaks

Professionalism in the workplace

Presented by Greg Gaines