Be Your Very Best

Good morning and Happy Monday. I hope that the start of a new week finds you all well.

Today I want to share a post about being the best YOU that you can be. Being the best employee for your employer. And being the best at what you do. It's easy to say, do better...be better...work harder...but HOW do we do that? How do we really make ourselves better employees and how do we make sure that the good shines through the crowd?

First, BE RESPECTFUL. This is something that should be obvious but is so often overlooked. Be RESPECTFUL. To everyone. Be respectful to your boss, greet them with a smile and a "good morning" when you see them. Offer to help with things that aren't already on your plate to help with. Be respectful to your co-workers. Whether they are higher or lower ranking....be kind to them. There is no room for attitude in the office. Be respectful to customers/clients. The customer is always right, correct? If you are following this rule, then even when a customer or client has a complaint or may be having a bad day themselves, you should still be respectful. Your smile and kind tone can go a long way. And even if someone doesn't show it right away, it will stick with them that when they were less than friendly, you were still showing them respect. Along those same lines, you should always be professional at all times. If you are not being professional, you are not being respectful. Employers, co-workers, customers or clients, they all want to know that they can count on you to be courteous and professional. Be that person and be the best at it.

TAKE YOUR JOB SERIOUSLY. It's OK to have a sense of humor, don't get me wrong, it's nice to laugh in the office. But if you are goofing off too much, or spending a little too much time chattering away and laughing all day, your boss will not think that you take your responsibilities seriously. And if you aren't taking your job seriously, the boss might start looking to someone else who will. No matter how good you are at your job, no matter how much you get done or how productive your day might be, if you can not take your job seriously, your boss won't take your work seriously.

BE ORGANIZED. Organizing your tasks will yield better results. An unorganized employee is someone that the superiors are less likely to come to for additional needs. If you are scattered and have trouble keeping your tasks in order, it will show in your performance. You want to be the employee that your manager and co-workers can come to when they need extra help, you want to stand out in the crowd for being someone that is able to take on extra tasks, not someone who can't even keep their own things in order.

And lastly, BE RELIABLE. Bosses want to know that they can count on you to be there. Don't show up on time, show up early. Don't leave right at your scheduled time. Staying even 10 - 15 minutes late to work on something will be noticed. Just like your tardiness and absences will be taken note of, so will the extra effort you put forth to be there early and stay late. Now, it should be noted that if you are staying late every day to get your work done, your time management skills will probably come into question. However, volunteering to stay late to help out a co-worker or boss is something that should be done regularly.

Hopefully these tips help you be the very best employee that you can be.

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No go out and make this week great!!

Casey