Behaviors to Improve Your Workplace Reputation

In today's workplace, you must always be aware of the image you are presenting. It is always favorable to carry a good reputation throughout your career.

Some behaviors that will enhance your reputation would be:
Honesty
Dependability
High Ethics and Standards
Responsibility
Loyalty
Enhancement of Skills

Behaviors that will tarnish your reputation would be:
Dishonesty
Unwillingness to be a Team Player
Unwillingness to Stay Abreast of New Technology
Lack of Loyalty
Poor People Skills


Many of these same issues can affect your reputation in the world of social networking. Social networking sites have many different ideas about what is acceptable and appropriate to their specific sites. It is very important to research each individual site to determine what is perceived as appropriate.

Changes in the Workplace

The workplace of today is an ever changing environment. These changes are being driven by many different forces. The main driving force of change is the economy. Large companies which once seemed invincible are now being shaken to their core. The bottom line for employees is how to accomplish more with less resources. This has changed the requirements of the typical employee from someone who is a high school graduate with the ability to learn from hands on training to a college graduate who stands out from the multitude of job seekers. Once the college graduate has obtained the job they must be certain to continue to further their education to stay on top of the ever changing technology.

Governmental rules and policy changes are also forcing employees to stay sharp and non complacent. The implementation of HIPPA regulations changed the way the health care world shared patient information. Failure to follow correct HIPPA regulations can result in very large fines and imprisonment for both the employee and the employer. As technology changes, many other industries will also face giant changes that will not wait for the employee to catch-up.