Characteristics for Success in Business

            Professional employees work hard to achieve their goals and become successful. By developing particular characteristics, you can leverage your future opportunities for your benefit. I believe that having honesty, a positive attitude, and being reliable are essential characteristics to have in becoming a professional employee.

            Being known as someone who is honest and trustworthy can bring great benefits to your career. Honesty allows your employer and coworkers to develop trust in you and know that you won’t lead them astray. Honesty from another perspective might include a company’s honesty with its employees. When a company is honest and forthcoming with its employees, the employees are more inclined to be reciprocate that honesty (Huppke, 2013).

            Another critical characteristic to develop is a positive attitude. Work isn’t always fun and can often be frustrating. Clear, from the Huffington Post (2013), stated that, “…the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an enhanced ability to build skills and develop resources for use later in life.” Having a positive attitude can be a major stepping stone to propel you to success.

            When employers know that they can rely on you, they will show their trust by giving you more important assignments. Those who are deemed reliable will be much more likely to receive promotions and become a leader to those that they work with (Mckay 2012).

            By becoming more honest in your work, showing a positive attitude even when times are tough, and becoming more reliable to your employer, you will have greater success in becoming a successful professional employee.

References:

Clear, J. (2013, September 8). The science of positive thinking: How positive thoughts build skills, boost your health, and improve your work. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-clear/positive-thinking_b_3512202.html.

Huppke, R. (2013, June 17). Liar liar, office pants on fire. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-17/business/ct-biz-0617-work-advice-huppke-20130617_1_white-lies-honesty-workplace.

McKay, B., & Mckay, K. (2012, August 26). Heading out on your own: Day 26 – 15 maxims for being a reliable man. The Art of Manliness. Retrieved from http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/08/26/heading-out-on-your-own-day-26-15-maxims-for-being-a-reliable-man/#disqus_thread.