Workplace Professionalism

Professionalism is the competence or skill expected of a person who is considered a professional. Professionalism incorporates a vast array of attributes, and together they identify and define a professional. Another part of professionalism is being able to keep positives and negatives separate in the work setting. Individuals are responsible for upholding a level of professionalism, and must suffer the consequences when done otherwise. Professionalism is subjective since it may have an alternate meaning to others, and can also be judged. Professionalism can be judged by the way an individual communicates with their colleagues, their flexibility, how they adapt, how they separate negative and positive situations, appearance, accountability. Usually the manager or supervisor gives evaluations every so often to measure how far much an employee has grown or their disadvantages. Some of the attributes that classify a professional are honesty along with integrity, attitude, accountability, self-management, and image.

In the professional world, an employer will classify professionalism by different characteristics such as …show more content…
Supervisors and managers can explain the stands expected of the employee, but it is up to them to exhibit professional conduct daily. I think it’s a conscious choice that an individual decides to make when it comes to adhering to the standards expected of them. Management can enforce the rules, but in the end, it is up to the individual, and their attitude. Unprofessionalism means an individual failed to comply with the established rules. Some examples of unprofessionalism are laziness, inappropriate attire. Showing disrespect to anyone, including superiors, peers or customers are other examples of unprofessionalism. Consequences of unprofessionalism can be verbal warning, written warning or termination of current