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The way of work

Professionalism

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In just a sentence, what is your definition of being a Professional?

Please ensure you write it out before moving to the next slide

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You are a staff of

(enter name of organisation)

Any idea why your organisation is in

business?

Please ensure you provide answers before moving to the next slide

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Does your reasons for why your organisation is in business on the previous slide correlate with why you

are a staff there?

Your respond is personal. However, majority who have answered this question sincerely do not see a 100% correlation. So if you are struggling with your

findings, you are not the first.

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With the absence of 100% alignment

between Organisation and Staff relationship,

How do you remain Professional as an

Employee?

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The way of working is simply being

Professional.Being Professional could be anchored

on two building blocs

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ATTITUDE

With this equation propelling you as a staff, you are sure to contribute positively to your organisation and grow your self as an individual. Off course is the assumption that you are skilled in what you do.

Perhaps you are not sure of your skill proficiency, visit HR for list of skills & competencies with benchmark levels required for your role, critically assess yourself and have those who work closely

with you assess you. Work with the average.

To define both Approach and Attitude, pause and look up their definitions in any of Oxford or Webster Dictionaries'

APPROACH&

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Ingredients for professionalismPositive Mindset – please research what this means now,

Alertness of Mind and Body – if you are there, then you need to be aliveEvaluative Mindset – Consider before you Action

Project Management Mindset

Identify your own ingredients

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One Killer of professionalism is not being able to ‘COMMUNICATE’

There are more. Based on your experience, kindly list some.

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Ground Questions to guide your ActionsWill this approach speak professionalism?

Will this attitude depict one expected of a professional?

These questions can be adopted to guide behavioural dispositions in the workplace among staff/colleagues

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Please note that in the context of this course, Approach and Attitude are not and should not

be treated as synonyms