Sunday, February 28, 2010

Working in teams.

I am currently working two jobs. Something that I find crucial to our success in both of my places of occupation is team work. Recently at the pediatrics office I work at, we have been put into teams. In our teams we are supposed to come up with ways that we can better improve our office. Surprisingly enough it actually has helped. Each team comes up with different ideas and at our next staff meeting we introduce our ideas and how they will improve our office.
Although our office is not perfect it has improved greatly. I think working in teams can make a workplace better. When you are on your own you are not able to come up with as many ideas as you can as a team. Sometimes when a person comes up with an idea more ideas spark off that one idea. Also working in teams helps you to get to know your coworkers better. When you have a better relationship with your coworkers you are able to enjoy work more and it makes working easier. As we continue through the year I can see these teams definitely improving our office.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Business Ethics

Business Ethics is a topic discussed regularly. The whole idea of taking items from the workplace. Good Business ethics should be a part of every business. It is a difficult topic to discuss, if a ethical company does business with an unethical company, does it make the ethical company unethical because it is associating with the unethical business. The demand for more ethical business' is increasing. Businesses are being encouraged to build their ethical responsibility. Ethics start within the company. If you hire someone who is unethical, unethical things can happen, causing a snowball effect. But with ethical employees there are going to be more ethics within the workplace.
A business will do better if they are ethical. Their clients will trust the business more and will tell their friends of the business and the business will receive a good reputation. Car sales seem to have a reputation of being dishonest and thus people are hesitant to purchase cars from certain car dealerships.
Ethical is the way to go.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Professionalism

According to dictionary.com, the definition of professionalism is "the standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur." How exactly do you practice professionalism in a classroom? The best way to show professionalism is to be respectful and courteous of others in the classroom. Being punctual is another way to show professionalism, walking in late can cause a distraction, making it difficult for the teacher to continue with his or her lesson plan. Having professionalism in a classroom can create a better learning environment. If the students perform professionally it is likely they are paying attention and having an easier time learning.
If you show professionalism in the classroom setting, it is likely that you will continue to improve your professionalism as you work towards your career. Your future employer will be grateful that you have professionalism