7. We expect you to be a grown-up. That means that we expect you to try to find the answer yourself before asking us for help, to resolve your own interpersonal issues with co-workers, to have a work ethic that means your work doesn't change when we're not around, to avoid causing drama in the workplace and to otherwise behave like a professional adult who doesn't need to be told to do these things. That said…via money.usnews.com
That's my favorite. Do that one well, and the whole day runs smooth.
But, I'm willing to bet the most employees would say the same thing:
7. We expect you to be a grown-up. That means that we expect you to try to find the answer yourself before asking us for help, to resolve your own interpersonal issues with co-workers, to have a work ethic that means your work doesn't change when we're not around, to avoid causing drama in the workplace and to otherwise behave like a professional adult who doesn't need to be told to do these things. That said…via money.usnews.com
We've all been, still are, will be again in the future, an employee. You know you're nodding your head reading this, thinking. Yeah, I wish my boss would read that, too.
But corporate culture starts at the top. We look to leaders for the real, rubber-meets-the-road, signals for what is acceptable and not in our culture. And if leaders are going to expect employees to be a grown-up then it's fair to expect leaders to be a grown-up, too.
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