Your good work ethic tells
future employers what they might expect from you on the job. But did you know
it can also set you up for success? A good work ethic can be the determining
factor in just how well you’ll do in school –and in life.
Here are five components to
a good work ethic and just why they’re so important to you and your future:
Attendance and punctuality: Whether in school or work, you learn and accomplish
most when you show up, on time and prepared. You can’t learn if you’re not
there! And when you come late, it’s unlikely that you’re really ready to do
your best work. Good attendance and punctuality are two important pieces of a
good work ethic –and they’re easily addressed and accomplished.
Goal Setting: Before
you can accomplish your goals, you need to know what they are. People with good
work ethics are goal-oriented and dedicated to achieving the success they
envision. They understand that there are many steps to success and they’re
willing to take them all.
Hard work: At the
foundation of a good work ethic is a whole lot of hard work. In school, it may
mean staying after for extra help from your instructor or fine-tuning your
assignments to reach perfection. At work, you may want to come in a little early
or stay late so you do the best job you can.
Positive Attitude:
Your positive attitude can set you apart from your peers –and it can be
infectious, spilling over to other employees and making you welcome on any work
project. Approaching every task—big and small—with a good attitude shows that
you’re a team player dedicated to not just your own success, but also to the
success of your company.
Accomplishment:
The more you accomplish, the more likely you will be the person chosen for
further advancement. Your good work ethic is likely to be recognized,
acknowledged and rewarded and can serve as a building block to you future
success.
Attract customers to the
firm’s products, which means boosting sales and profits
Make employees want to stay
with the business, reduce labour turnover and therefore increase productivity
Attract more employees
wanting to work for the business, reduce recruitment costs and enable the
company to get the most talented employees
Attract investors and keep
the company’s share price high, thereby protecting the business from takeover.
Reputation is one of a
company’s most important assets, and one of the most difficult to rebuild
should it be lost. Maintaining the
promises it has made is crucial to maintaining that reputation.
Knowing that the company
they deal with has stated their morals and made a promise to work in an ethical
and responsible manner allows investors’ peace of mind that their money is
being used in a way that arranges with their own moral standing.
When working for a company
with strong business ethics, employees are comfortable in the knowledge that
they are not by their own action allowing unethical practices to continue.
Customers are at ease
buying products or services from a company they know to source their materials
and labour in an ethical and responsible way.
