A Professional Employee
Being a
professional employee means more than just showing up at work and following a
routine; it entails encompassing a certain set of characteristics or qualities
that make someone a valuable asset to a company. First, professional employees see the success
of the company as a part of their own success, and second, professional
employees are consistent.
Company success and individual success are one in the
same; this is the mindset of a professional employee. The company’s progression does not only
provide job security for the employed, but it also offers sense of achievement to
those who take pride in their job.
Managers should be seeking out employees who share company values and
want what is best for the company (Sundheim, 2013), as these employees will
want the company to move forward and therefore help the company to progress.
Not only should an employee share the company’s values,
but he or she should also be consistent in his or her conduct. Customers value consistency; it drives them
to return to a company (Hess, 2012). If
consistency is so crucial to customer satisfaction, consistency in an employee
should be equally important.
A consistent employee who values the company’s success
can simply be counted on. Routine
employees who work nine to five but never really “clock-in” always exist, but a
professional employee cares about the outcome of the day’s labors, and the
difference he or she can make in the lives of the company’s clients and his or
her fellow employees.
References
Hess, M. (2012, February 28). How consistency
touches every area of your business. CBS News. Retrieved September 25,
2014, from
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-consistency-touches-every-area-of-your-business/
Sundheim, K. (2013, April 2). 15 traits of the ideal
employee. Forbes. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensundheim/2013/04/02/15-traits-of-the-ideal-employee/
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