1. Soft Skills for a Digital Workplace: Professionalism Developing a Professional Work Ethic

2. Objectives Demonstrate your work ethic and commitment
Be dependable and reliable
Manage your time
Manage stress

3. Demonstrating Your Work Ethic and Commitment
A good work ethic includes personal characteristics such as:
Dependability
Initiative
Effort
Responsibility
Integrity
Punctuality

4. Demonstrating Your Work Ethic and Commitment
You demonstrate a good work ethic in the following ways:
Do the right thing
Exceed expectations
Assist others as part of your job
Remember that others are depending on you
Find your inner motivation

5. Demonstrating Your Work Ethic and Commitment
Helping others builds your image as a team player.

6. Demonstrating Your Work Ethic and Commitment
Remember that others are depending on you.

7. Being Dependable and Reliable
Dependable employees demonstrate through their reliability, honesty, and trustworthiness that they can be counted on to deliver as promised.
Someone who is reliable can perform a job under routine circumstances and act responsibly when the unexpected occurs.

8. Being Dependable and Reliable
To be dependable and reliable, do the following:
Keep track of your commitments
Manage expectations
Practice consistent attendance
Arrive early

9. Being Dependable and Reliable
Track commitments with a planning tool.

10. Being Dependable and Reliable
Don’ts for being dependable and reliable:
Don’t rely on your memory to meet your commitments
Don’t assume your job responsibilities without discussing them with your manager
Don’t let conflicting expectations result in poor job performance
Don’t send an message to explain an unexpected circumstance that affects your job

11. Being Dependable and Reliable
Don’ts for being dependable and reliable, continued:
Don’t miss work without having an acceptable reason
Don’t explain absences after the fact
Don’t arrive late without notifying someone in advance
Don’t start packing up to leave well before the stated closing time

12. Managing Your Time Time management:
is a set of tools and techniques you can use to schedule your time and accomplish particular tasks, goals, and projects.

13. Managing Your Time Guidelines for managing your time:
Identify time-wasting activities
Plan your day
Set priorities
Block distractions
Be flexible

14. Managing Stress
Stress is you body’s response to difficult or dangerous situations.
Stress can help you pay attention, improve your concentration, and boost your energy.
Ongoing stress ceases to be helpful and starts to adversely affect your health, attitude, relationships, and productivity.

15. Managing Stress Do the following to manage stress:
Remove yourself from stressful situations
Use stress to your advantage
Eat a snack
Get enough sleep
Engage in some physical activity
Use your support network

16. Managing Stress Don’ts for managing stress:
Don’t put off tasks for too long, or you increase the stress they cause
Don’t ignore physical signs of stress
Don’t let stress control you
Don’t let hunger contribute to your anxiety
Don’t snack on high-sugar, low nutrition junk foods
Don’t build up a sleep debt by working late and rising early