Piggy Bank Of Success: Positive Work Behaviors

Check your balance  1. Your number one goal at work is to:  A. make friends.  B. please your boss.  C. strengthen your skills.  2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows that:  A. you are enthusiastic about your job.  B. you are a helpful co-worker.  C. you are bored, tired and uninterested.  3. You are more likely to get a promotion if you:  A. demonstrate initiative.  B. break commitments.  C. don’t follow directions.

GOALS  The number one asset an employer looks for when hiring workers is a positive attitude.

GOALS IN ACTION….  Every day you go to work you make deposit or a withdrawal.  These are your actions, words and behaviors that can effect your success in your job. Be Sure they are positive so you’re account can grow!

Deposits  Perfect attendance and volunteering for over time: Shows that you are enthusiastic about your work.

 Absences, lateness and leaving early: Shows you are uninterested in your job. Withdrawals

 Saying please, thank you, hello, and good-bye: Is polite and positive. Deposits

Withdrawals  Making frequent mistakes: Shows that you are careless.

Deposits  Dressing for success, neatness, and conscientious: Represents who you are in a positive manner. a positive manner.

Withdrawals  Looking tired, bored, or upset: Will give others the feeling that you don’t want to be bothered. don’t want to be bothered.

Deposits  Asking not telling, being cooperative, and flexible: Shows that you are a team player.

Withdrawals  Poor listening habits and not following instructions: Shows that you don’t care about doing a good job. about doing a good job.

Deposit  Works well unsupervised: Demonstrates initiative.

Withdrawals  Smoking, chewing gum, and misuse of property and tools: Shows that you are disrespectful to the workplace.

Deposits  Taking work seriously and putting work commitments before personal plans: Shows that you have your priorities straight.

Withdrawals  Putting friends before employer: Shows that your job is not important to you.

Success  You want a positive balance in your bank so when it comes time for a promotion, or you are in need of a favor, your boss will be more likely to give it to you

Check your balance 1. Your number one goal at work is to: B. Please your boss. 2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows that: C. Bored, tired, and uninterested. C. Bored, tired, and uninterested. 3. You are more likely to get a promotion if you: 3. You are more likely to get a promotion if you: A. Demonstrate initiative. A. Demonstrate initiative.

Resources: “Adjusting Attitudes to Work” “Adjusting Attitudes to Work”

Applying your skills:  Ask for volunteers to create scenarios related to the slide concepts.  Have the audience decide whether the student had “good” or “bad” attitudes and discuss what they can do differently next time.