Professional Behavior
True or False: Sharing your work password or login credentials with a coworker to save time is an acceptable professional practice.
False(- v - )
What is using profanity?
Inappropriate workplace language.
What is a good quality for someone who has professionalism. (hint: starts with R and ends with Y)
Reliability
An employee feels they are not going to be able to meet an important deadline. They would have to work all night for more than one night to be able to maybe finish it. What should they do?
The should communicate this to their co-worker or boss to see if the deadline can be moved or extended.
What is the fundamental definition of professional behavior in the workplace?
demonstration of respect, integrity, and reliability through an employee's conduct, communication, and attitude.
Sarah regularly arrives twenty minutes late to the morning team alignment meetings. Her tardiness consistently disrupts the flow and forces coworkers to repeat information. What is this called?
Workplace lateness
Name two qualities of someone who has professionalism. (hint: One word starts with R and the other starts with A)
Respectful, Accountable
You're working on an important presentation with your co-workers. You all pitch in and put a lot of effort into this. On the day of the presentation the co-worker takes credit for all of the work and later says it's okay because you all are friends and have each other's back. What should you do?
Quickly tell your boss about it even though you guys are friends. It is not okay to take credit for others work.
How should you communicate?
Clearly and politely
Jessica walked past her manager's desk and intentionally read a confidential performance review spreadsheet left open on the screen. She then whispered the private salary details to other coworkers in the breakroom. What is she doing?
Breach of confidentiality.
Name two qualities of someone who has professionalism. (hint: one word starts with C and the second starts with E)
Competent, ethical behavior
Every day one of your co-workers comes in late. You have to do a project with them and it's affecting the amount of work they do and how much time you have to discuss what's on the project. You know they are trying hard to get on time but have something personal going on. What do you do?
Talk to them about it and discuss how it's a serious problem. If there isn't a way around the problem, request for a new partner.
How do professionals dress?
Appropriately and cleanly.
Amanda wore a stained, ripped beach t-shirt and athletic shorts to present a proposal to executive board members. The stakeholders felt her appearance showed a complete lack of respect for the formal event.What is it called?
Inappropriate dress attire
Name a quality of someone who has professionalism.(hint: It starts with I and ends with Y)
Integrity
Jessica and Ava are BFFs and work together. One day Jessica asks if Ava can clock in for her before she gets to work to get in an extra hour. Ava is hesitant and explains how she feels It isn't a good idea. Jessica tells Ava she'll get mad at her if she doesn't. What should Ava do?
Ava could get in big trouble if she does that for Jessica. She shouldn't do it.
What shows true reliability?
Meeting all deadlines
True or False: Isabela is talking on the phone while she is working and she starts yelling at the phone. is an example of unprofessional behavior?
True
Name two qualities of someone who has professionalism. (hint:First word starts with the letter O and ends with n. The second quality is two words. The first word starts with E, the second word is communication)
Organization, Effective communication.
John and Anthony are in an argument while in the workplace. Its causing commotion and disrupting others work. The know better than to cause a scene yet they decided to go with it anyway. What could they have done better?
They could have:
-talked it through
-saved it for a different setting
-take a short break from the situation