World of Work

Who you are Environment Environment –surroundings Heredity Heredity –You take after your parents Culture Culture –Way of life in society in which you live Life Experiences Life Experiences –What you have/haven’t encountered

Personality Character Character –Sense of morality and ethical code Temperament Temperament –The way you usually act, feel and think Ability Ability –How you perform Interests Interests –What you like or like to do

Values Values are traits or qualities that are considered worthwhile Values are traits or qualities that are considered worthwhile They represent your highest priorities and deeply held driving forces. They represent your highest priorities and deeply held driving forces. When you are part of any organization, you bring your deeply held values and beliefs to the organization. When you are part of any organization, you bring your deeply held values and beliefs to the organization.

Values ambition, competency, individuality, equality, integrity, service, responsibility, accuracy, respect, dedication, diversity, improvement, enjoyment/fun, loyalty, credibility, honesty, innovativeness, teamwork, excellence, accountability, empowerment, quality, efficiency, dignity, collaboration, stewardship, empathy, accomplishment, courage, wisdom, independence, security, challenge, influence, learning, compassion, friendliness, discipline/order, generosity, persistency, optimism, dependability, flexibility ambition, competency, individuality, equality, integrity, service, responsibility, accuracy, respect, dedication, diversity, improvement, enjoyment/fun, loyalty, credibility, honesty, innovativeness, teamwork, excellence, accountability, empowerment, quality, efficiency, dignity, collaboration, stewardship, empathy, accomplishment, courage, wisdom, independence, security, challenge, influence, learning, compassion, friendliness, discipline/order, generosity, persistency, optimism, dependability, flexibility

Why establish values? Your values are made up of everything that has happened to you in your life and include influences from: your parents and family, your religious affiliation, your friends and peers, your education, your reading, and more. Your values are made up of everything that has happened to you in your life and include influences from: your parents and family, your religious affiliation, your friends and peers, your education, your reading, and more. Effective people recognize these environmental influences and identify and develop a clear, concise, and meaningful set of values/beliefs, and priorities. Effective people recognize these environmental influences and identify and develop a clear, concise, and meaningful set of values/beliefs, and priorities. Once defined, values impact every aspect of your life. Once defined, values impact every aspect of your life.

Why establish values? You demonstrate and model your values in action in your personal and work behaviors, decision making, contribution, and interpersonal interaction. You demonstrate and model your values in action in your personal and work behaviors, decision making, contribution, and interpersonal interaction. You use your values to make decisions about priorities in your daily work and home life. You use your values to make decisions about priorities in your daily work and home life. Your goals and life purpose are grounded in your values. Your goals and life purpose are grounded in your values.

Clarifying Values Choose the values that are most important to you, the values you believe in and that define your character. Choose the values that are most important to you, the values you believe in and that define your character. Then live them visibly every day at work and at home. Then live them visibly every day at work and at home. Living your values is one of the most powerful tools available to you to help you be the person you want to be, to help you accomplish your goals and dreams, and to help you lead and influence others. Living your values is one of the most powerful tools available to you to help you be the person you want to be, to help you accomplish your goals and dreams, and to help you lead and influence others. Don't waste your best opportunity. Don't waste your best opportunity.

Goals Is an aim or objective Is an aim or objective Long term Long term Short term Short term Materialistic Materialistic Non-materialistic Non-materialistic Career Career

Goal must be: conceivable: you must be able to put it into words conceivable: you must be able to put it into words achievable: you must have the attributes, energy, and time to accomplish it achievable: you must have the attributes, energy, and time to accomplish it believable: you must believe you can reach it believable: you must believe you can reach it achievable within a certain time frame: you must be able to state how long it will take you to reach it achievable within a certain time frame: you must be able to state how long it will take you to reach it clearly defined: you must know exactly what it is clearly defined: you must know exactly what it is flexible: you must be willing to modify it as necessary flexible: you must be willing to modify it as necessary

Decision Making Authority Authority –Decision made for you Intuitive Intuitive –Feels best or seems right Fatalistic Fatalistic –Will happen no matter what Impulsive Impulsive –Doesn’t think ahead Rationale Rationale –Considers feeling, values, facts and uses time

Decision Making Recognize that you need to make a decision. Recognize that you need to make a decision. Identify the problem to be solved. Identify the problem to be solved. Analyze all of your alternatives. Analyze all of your alternatives. Be satisfied with your choices. Be satisfied with your choices. Make the decision. Make the decision. Implement the decision. Implement the decision. Evaluate the decision. Evaluate the decision.