Personal Statement: After Work

after work. As Kouzes and Posner would say “Building trust is a process that begins when someone (either you or the other part is willing to risk being the first to open up, to show vulnerability, and to let go of control” (222). I have to let them know I trust them and then they will start to trust me. When I am purchasing frames or making a decision I can always ask for their input, which will show I trust them by asking them for help. I always show concern for others, but at times I feel like I put my interest before others. I need to build on putting other interest ahead of my own, that will build trust as well. I need to listen to others and give them my full attention and show them that I am paying attention. By paying attention to their ideas and concerns thiswill help them solve their problems, and be open …show more content…
We are all together 40 hours a week, so we should at least have some type of friendship. I can start asking the staff if they want anything from Starbucks when I run out at lunch time, this would show respect. The leadership challenge says “Although it’s not expected that you be everyone’s best friend, researchers have demonstrated across a variety of settings that having a friend at work and having a friendly relationship with your supervisor contributes significantly to healthy and productive workplaces” (Kouzes and Posner 225). We do not have to be best friends and hang out after work every day, but it would be nice to be friendly to one another. It would make our days easier. My last job each month who ever could make it on the day we planned would go out to dinner. It was a different place each month and a different person would pick it. We tried for once a month but it was usually every three months. This helped us to develop friendship and when we were at work it was more of a friendly environment. Everyone was invited so it was not like we left anyone out.