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Maintaining A Good Work Reputation
It is very important to have a good professional reputation. Your life becomes a little easier when others think highly of you. Your ideas are going to be ushered in more easily because people believe in you and your contributions. When you make a mistake, it is going to be a little smoother because you have the benefit of the doubt. With a positive professional reputation, you are able to make important connections, earn a promotion, and strengthen the network connections you have.
Below are some great tips that will go a long way in helping you manage your reputation -no matter where you are getting started. TRS Staffing discuss the engineering jobs that didn’t exist 30 years ago.
Putting in the effort to improve your professional reputation is going to be worth it because it will help you with your career.
TRYING TO ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING
It is not that hard to manage your professional relationships and how you are viewed by others. Your first step is going to be doing things that are going to earn you a positive reputation. You should always try to do the right thing at your workplace, especially when dealing with other people. If you are looking to prove that you are hardworking, considerate, etc. then you need to be actually hardworking, considerate, etc. You shouldn’t shirk a duty or put something past someone else. Your goal needs to be acting with integrity. If you want to improve your professional reputation, then act like it.
AVOID COMPLAINING
There are some certain behaviours you have to avoid if you want to improve your professional reputation. You can’t go far when you are doing the wrong things, no matter how much good you are doing. Negativity is the most toxic behaviour in any setting. If you were to look closely at negative people, then you will realize that most of them don’t have a great professional reputation. You should try your best to avoid negative behaviours no matter how frustrated or tired you are. Your focus should be on finding a solution to problems or looking at things from a different angle.
APOLOGIZE WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE
Everyone makes a mistake at one point. If you happen to make a mistake (you are a human), then the best thing to do is apologize. You should take full responsibility for your actions because it gives you the chance of making lemonades from lemons. For a person to own up to their mistake and errors, it takes a certain confidence and maturity.
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND
If you are interested in a great professional reputation, you need to be willing to go the extra mile and not just do a good job. Always look for the extra step because it can make a lot of difference. Sticking around a little late to help a fellow employee, or leaving a thank-you note after a meeting, will help in improving how others see you, which is going to improve your reputation. If you want to improve how others see you, then you need to more than expected.
DEMONSTRATING TRUSTWORTHINESS USING YOUR BODY LANGUAGE
The process of building trust is no simple or easy. You need to look at your words and actions because they are very powerful and can determine whether other people trust you or not. You also need to think about how you carry yourself physically. There are some behaviours like eye contact, an open stance, and a smile that can help you let others know you can be trusted. You need to be sending out the right signals.
Harper Harrison is a reporter for The Hear UP. Harper got an internship at the NPR and worked as a reporter and producer. harper has also worked as a reporter for the Medium. Harper covers health and science for The Hear UP.