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Work Ethic

LawsonTech Lab Class

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Learning Goal To understand why work ethic is so important in the information age workplace and why it will continue to be important in the future

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What goes around, comes around Agricultural age

distributed management of work high-discretion in use of time broad spectrum of work skills

Industrial age centralized management of work little discretion on the job specialized work skills

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What goes around (cont.) Information age

distributed management of work high-discretion in use of time broad spectrum of work skills

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Information Age Jobs Why work ethic is so important

Employers seek good work ethic

Technical skills are important

Work ethic just asimportant and difficultto find

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History of Work Ethic

Definition – cultural norm that places a positive value on doing a good job. It makes us feel good when a job is done well.

Influenced by interaction with family, peers and significant adults

The appraisal of a job well done is based on some on else’s perspective.

Work Ethics

How one feels about their job, career or vocation and how one does his or her job or responsibilities

Includes: attitude, behavior, respect, communication and interaction with others.

Demonstrates who and what we are as a person

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Work Ethic Characteristics

• Honesty

• Accountability

• Responsibility

• Integrity

• Dependability

• Respectable

• Treatment of others

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Business and Industry Expectations

• Attendance – arrives and leaves on time, notifies when going to be absent

• Character- loyalty, honesty, trustworthiness, dependability, reliability, initiative, self discipline and self responsibility

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Expectations continued

• Teamwork – respects the rights of others, respects confidentiality, is a team worker, is cooperative, is assertive, displays a customer service attitude, seeks opportunities for continuous learning, demonstrates mannerly behavior.

• Appearance – displays appropriate dress, grooming, hygiene and etiquette (rules of behavior)

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Expectations continued

• Attitude / self esteem – demonstrates a positive attitude, appears self confident, has realistic expectations of self

• Productivity – follows safety practices, conserves materials, keeps work area neat and clean, follow directions and procedures, makes up any assignments punctually, and participates

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Expectations continued

• Organization – has skills in management of time and stress, demonstrates flexibility with change

• Communication – displays appropriate nonverbal (eye contact, body language) and oral (listening, telephone etiquette, grammar) skills

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Expectations continued

• Cooperation - displays leadership skills, appropriately handles criticism, conflicts and complaints, demonstrates problem solving capability, maintains appropriate relationships with supervisors and peers, follow chain of command.

• Respect – deals appropriately with cultural/racial diversity, does not engage in harassment of any kind

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Questions

• Does this reflect the school environment? Cite 6 examples of how this occurs

• Are the expectations of the school environment different than the work environment? If yes give three examples and if no give three examples

• With the informational age, will the expectations change for the work environment (working from home, working from another location, or using web sites)?

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