Behaviors, Attitudes, Work Ethics & Decision Making 7 th grade Career Discovery

1. Behaviors, Attitudes, Work Ethics & Decision Making7th gradeCareer Discovery Written by Barbara Mackessy

2. MSCD7-1: Students will identify and evaluate work ethics and behavior characteristics needed for success in a career and in life. • Demonstrate the importance of positive work ethics in relation to success (Appearance, attendance, attitude, character, communication, cooperation, productivity, organizational skills, respect, and teamwork). • Identify examples of appropriate and inappropriate personal behaviors in specific school, social, and work situations. • Assess the consequences of positive and negative work ethic choices.

3. Attitude • The way you think or feel about a person, place or thing or even a given situation. • Your outlook and reaction to a situation • Your reaction is what other people see. • The way you feel about life in general • Can be influenced by others • According to Webster, manner, disposition, or feeling with regard to a person or thing; position or posture of the body.

4. Behavior • Your actions resulting from your attitude and personality. • The way you act or present yourself, actions in an given environment. • Can be influenced by others • According to Webster, one’s manner of behaving or acting. The action or reaction of a material, machine under given circumstances.

5. Your attitude and behavior will have an impact on your future. Will you be able to find and keep a job in the future? What type of attitude do you have?

6. Types of Behaviors & Attitudes Acceptable Unacceptable

7. Acceptable Attitudes & Behaviors • Positive • Things that you are supposed to do • Following rules and regulations • Appropriate • People will like to be around you • Help you meet job requirements • Help you in the future • Help to keep you employed

8. Unacceptable Attitudes & Behaviors • Negative • Things that you are not supposed to do: • Not following rules and regulations • Inappropriate • People do not like to be around you • Will not allow you to meet job requirements • Hurts you in the future • Help to keep you unemployed • Breaking the laws • Helps you to be unsuccessful in the future

9. Behavior is your actions resulting from your attitude, personality and environment. • Work Ethics is a combination of your values, personality, attitude and pride in your work. • Including but not limited to honesty, pride, purpose, feelings, visions, teamwork, character, productivity, appearance and communication.

10. your set of values involving honesty involving accountability choosing right verses wrong doing acceptable verse unacceptable being aboard board verses under the table what you would do how you feel about their job and how you do that job or responsibilities involves attitude, involves behavior, involves respect, involves communication, and interaction; Involves how one gets along with others. Work ethics includes

11. Work ethics • Work ethic may include many things but it is really your set of values. • Ideally the better your work ethics the better your work position. • You work ethics will guide you in a given situation?

12. Work ethic involves • honesty (not lying, stealing, or cheating), • doing a job well • having pride • valuing what one does • showing people who you really are. • having sense of purpose and feeling • being a part of a greater vision or plan is vital • What will you do in a given situation?

13. The Number 1 priority of Georgia’s employers is to improve the work ethics of present and future employees. • Employers are expresses concern that a strong work ethic is increasingly difficult to find among employees and job applicants. • Two statewide surveys of Georgia employers also identified interpersonal skills and positive attitudes toward work as among the most important qualifications in hiring workers (Occupational Research Group, 1996, 1997).

14. The U.S. Department of Laborestimates that 80 percent of workers who lose their jobs do so not because of lack of occupational skills, but because of poor work ethics. • The magnitude of this issue mandates the immediate attention.

15. According to Georgia Technical Colleges, business and industry leaders have identified essential work ethics that should be taught and practiced in order to develop a viable and effective workforce. • Attendance • Teamwork • Attitude • Organizational Skills • Cooperation • Character • Appearance • Productivity • Communication • Respect

16. Appreciative Emotionally stable Patient Likeable Helpful Pleasant Cooperate Hard working Cheerful Devoted Courteous Considerate Well groomed Friendly Loyal Modest Interpersonal Skills

17. Independent Ambitious Effective Initiating Perceptive Adaptable Accurate Conscientious Persevering Orderly Enthusiastic Persistent Dedicated Productive Resourceful Initiative

18. Being Dependable • Dependable • Following regulations • Reliable • Honest • Careful • Punctual

19. Appearance • Displays appropriate dress • Displays good grooming habits • Displays good hygiene • Displays good etiquette

20. Teamwork • Respects the right of others • Respects confidentiality • Is a team worker • Is cooperative • Is assertive • Displays a customer service attitude • Seeks opportunities for continuous learning • Demonstrates mannerly behaviors

21. Respect • Deals appropriately with cultural/racial diversity • Does not engage in harassment of any kind • Uses manners around others

22. Productivity • Follows safety practices • Conserves materials • Keeps work areas neat and clean • Follows directions and procedures • Makes up assignments • Punctually • Participates • Completes all work

23. Attendance • Attends class • Arrives on time • Leaves on time • Notifies instructor/teacher in advance of planned absences • Excused absences only • Does not make up excuses for absences

24. Organizational Skills • Manifests skills in prioritizing and management of time and stress • Demonstrates flexibility in handling change • Keep things neat and orderly • Uses time wisely

25. Attitude • Demonstrates a positive attitude • Friendly, pleasant and kind • Appears self-confident • Has a realistic expectation of self • I can, I will, I did attitude • Others like to be around you

26. Character • Displays loyalty • Displays honesty • Displays trustworthiness • Displays dependability • Displays reliability • Displays initiative • Displays self-discipline • Displays self-responsibility • Control emotions and actions

27. Communication • Displays appropriate nonverbal –eye contact • Display appropriate nonverbal – body language • Displays oral listening skills • Displays appropriate telephone etiquette • Displays proper grammar in communication • Displays appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills

28. Cooperation • Displays leadership skills • Appropriately handles criticism • Appropriately handles conflict • Appropriately handles complaints • Demonstrates problem-solving capability • Maintains appropriate relationships with supervisors and peers • Follows chain of command

29. Attendance Cooperation Character Communication Respect Productivity Organization skills Appearance Teamwork Attitude According to Georgia Technical College the ten essential work ethics traits that need to be taught to encourage development of positive work habits conducive to the needs of business and industry.

30. Work Ethics Assessment • How would you have rated yourself on all of those items? • At the work site they expect you to be proficient in all of them. • What do you need to do? • What do you need to change? • Will you stay employed in the future?

31. Group Dynamics • A group is able to share experiences • To provide feedback • To pool ideas, • To generate insight • To provide an arena for analysis of experiences • Gives support • Gives reassurance

32. Group Dynamics • Participation is the fundamental backbone within a group. • Processes depend on participate of the members.

33. What are the interpersonal skills needed in teamwork? • skill of collaboration, • mentoring, • decision making • delegation • participation

34. Decisions are made daily! • Do you use responsible decision making steps with you behavior, attitude and work ethics? • Do you think of the consequences before taking action? • How can you improve your behavior, attitude and work ethics?