In part I of this series I discussed what I consider to be four job attributes critical to success in corporate America. As a reminder, they were:
1. Strong work ethic
2. Teamwork skills
3. Cooperation
4. Drive
In this article we will discuss the last three job attributes. In Part III I want to show how some of these key points relate to maintaining good health.
5. Perseverance. According to everybody's friend Mr. Webster, perseverance is defined as "The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun." This is definitely a most critical factor to success. When things get tough (as they will), or monotonous, tediious, or seemingly "over our head" we need to keep up the effort and keep working diligently. We need to maintain our concentration, keep our mind on the goal, remember the principles of teamwork and to keep as pleasant of a demeanor as possible. Don't give up!
6. Keep a positive attitude. I cannot emphasize this enough. Negativity has destroyed many good projects, shattered employee morale, ruined team efforts, split up working relationships and severely damaged friendships. You have probably all seen the person who is negative about nearly everything. It is so hard to work with this kind of an individual. People will do their best to stay out of teams that this kind of a person is a member of. Many times they slow work efforts down to a crawl and often they are the first ones to be shown the door when layoffs come around. Seldom do they leave with a golden parachute. Be careful about being negative about things. Keep a positive attitude, even when you are correcting a process or someone in particular.
7. The last point, I certainly do not consider of least importance. The final job attribute in my book is what I call flexibility. By flexibility I am referring to three things:
- Being willing to learn as much as you can in as many different areas related to your job as possible. This provides a tremendous advantage for yourself as well as the company and will go a long way toward your betterment. A key element here is training. There are four common methods of training:
a.) on the job,
b.) face-to-face (instructor led),
c.) on-line,
d.) self-study through books, literature, etc.
I know there is glamour to certain types of training, and self-study does not usually fall into that category. But, there are really a lot of benefits to self-study and a lot can be learned by that method. This is especially critical if the other methods are not available. A person really needs to take advantage of as many good training opportunities as possible.
- Sometimes people find themselves in a position where they know there is no possibility of advancement. Or maybe that the department looks like it may close, or worse that the entire company may be in serious jeopardy. Don't be afraid to try something else.
- Without taking some risks new accomplishments rarely happen. If you are the one who takes the risk and comes up with a new product, a new process, or a new idea; then the chances are you will get the credit, or possibly the promotion, bonus or salary increase.
From my experience, these are seven of the most important job attributes necessary for success in the workplace. If these job attributes are practiced a person stands a much better chance of getting the promotions and salary increases. And even more important, these traits will lead to a large degree of job security. In Part III of this series, we will examine what some of these job attributes have to do with maintaining good health.
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Tom Thorne
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