Dec 05 2021

“Being professional has changed over the years, but a few things has stayed the same over time, knowing how to be professional in a new era is impotent”.

What is Professionalism

Definition:

(Professionalism is someone’s inherent ability to do what is expected of them and deliver quality work because they are driven to do so.” Professionalism also encompasses the way an employee interacts with other people, including coworkers, customers and supervisors.)

How does being more professional help?

Being more professional can come with some important benefits, such as:

Earning more responsibility at work
Being treated better at work
Having more freedom at your job
Gaining more opportunities for advancement
Obtaining better job security
Earning better references from previous employers

Professional Skills to Develop

What are some skills that would help you in your professional life that can help turbocharge you to be a better leader, employee, manger, etc…?

1.) Creativity, originality

-How can being creative help you in a professional setting? Being creative can help you adapt to new changes in the work place, and solve problems in a new, and more well CREATIVE ways. Being creative is a sought after skill, and having an original idea can beat your competition, and secure that spot for a promotion.

2.) Critical thinking and analysis.

-How does having critical thinking help you in a work setting, there are a lot of products, campaign, and even advertisements that sound and look promising or even feels like the right thing to do but taking a step back and doing a little research can reveal not all that glitters is gold and analyzing the situation at hand can help you make better decisions

3.) Complex problem-solving

-How does complex problem-solving can be crucial to in a professional setting, being able to solve complex problems can be a very useful skill to have aside from a work setting it can help you with your regular life in independent of the work that you do. Problems are rarely solved alone and having complex problem-solving skills is useful when collaborating with other people.

-How can having leadership skills help professional having leadership skills can help you make critical decisions and set goals for your company or organization being a good leader can also come with social influence being able to influence people can make or break your organization or make a job enjoyable or miserable social influence doesn’t mean bullying people to submission nor does it mean to take advantage of people who are deemed “lower than you” social influence is being a role model for your co-works or your employee’s and telling people what you expect from them without coming off as condescending or authoritative.

5.) Emotional intelligence

-How can having emotional intelligence help? As we know, it’s not the smartest people who are the most successful or the most fulfilled in life. You probably know people who are academically brilliant and yet are socially inept and unsuccessful at work or in their personal relationships, having emotional intelligence can help you read people and see who may be misleading you so much of society focus on academic intelligence that emotional intelligence is often neglected having emotional intelligence can round out your skill set.