Piggy Bank Of Success:Piggy Bank Of Success:Positive Work BehaviorsPositive Work Behaviors

Check your balanceCheck your balance 1. Your number one goal at work is to:1. Your number one goal at work is to:

A. make friends.A. make friends. B. please your boss.B. please your boss. C. strengthen your skills.C. strengthen your skills.

2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows 2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows that:that:

A. you are enthusiastic about your job.A. you are enthusiastic about your job. B. you are a helpful co-worker.B. you are a helpful co-worker. C. you are bored, tired and uninterested.C. you are bored, tired and uninterested.

3. You are more likely to get a promotion if 3. You are more likely to get a promotion if you:you:

A. demonstrate initiative.A. demonstrate initiative. B. break commitments.B. break commitments. C. don’t follow directions.C. don’t follow directions.

GOALSGOALS The number one The number one

asset an employer asset an employer looks for when looks for when hiring workers is a hiring workers is a positive attitude. positive attitude.

GOALS IN ACTION….GOALS IN ACTION…. Every day you go to work you make Every day you go to work you make

deposit or a withdrawal.deposit or a withdrawal. These are your actions, words and These are your actions, words and

behaviors that can effect your behaviors that can effect your success in your job.success in your job.Be Sure they are positive so you’re Be Sure they are positive so you’re

account can grow!account can grow!

DepositsDeposits Perfect attendance and volunteering Perfect attendance and volunteering

for over time:for over time:Shows that you are enthusiastic Shows that you are enthusiastic

about your work.about your work.

Absences, lateness and leaving early: Absences, lateness and leaving early: Shows you are uninterested in your Shows you are uninterested in your

job.job.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals

Saying please, thank you, hello, and Saying please, thank you, hello, and good-bye:good-bye:

Is polite and positive.Is polite and positive.

DepositsDeposits

WithdrawalsWithdrawals Making frequent mistakes: Making frequent mistakes:

Shows that you are careless.Shows that you are careless.

DepositsDeposits Dressing for success, neatness, and Dressing for success, neatness, and

conscientious: conscientious: Represents who you are inRepresents who you are in

a positive manner.a positive manner.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals Looking tired, bored, or upset:Looking tired, bored, or upset:

Will give others the feeling that youWill give others the feeling that you don’t want to be bothered.don’t want to be bothered.

DepositsDeposits Asking not telling, being cooperative, Asking not telling, being cooperative,

and flexible:and flexible:Shows that you are a team player.Shows that you are a team player.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals Poor listening habits and not Poor listening habits and not

following instructions:following instructions:Shows that you don’t careShows that you don’t care about doing a good job.about doing a good job.

DepositDeposit Works well unsupervised:Works well unsupervised:

Demonstrates initiative.Demonstrates initiative.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals Smoking, chewing gum, and misuse Smoking, chewing gum, and misuse

of property and tools:of property and tools:Shows that you are disrespectful Shows that you are disrespectful

to the workplaceto the workplace..

Deposits Deposits Taking work seriously and putting Taking work seriously and putting

work commitments before personal work commitments before personal plans:plans:Shows that you have your priorities Shows that you have your priorities

straight.straight.

WithdrawalsWithdrawals Putting friends before employer:Putting friends before employer:Shows that your job is not important to Shows that your job is not important to

you.you.

SuccessSuccess You want a You want a positive balancepositive balance in your in your

bank so when it comes time for a bank so when it comes time for a promotion, or you are in need of a promotion, or you are in need of a favor, your boss will be more likely to favor, your boss will be more likely to give it to yougive it to you

Check your balanceCheck your balance1. Your number one goal at work is to:1. Your number one goal at work is to:

B.B. Please your boss.Please your boss.2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows 2. Slouching at your desk and frowning shows

that:that: C. Bored, tired, and C. Bored, tired, and

uninterested.uninterested. 3. You are more likely to get a promotion if 3. You are more likely to get a promotion if

you: you: AA. . Demonstrate initiative.Demonstrate initiative.

Resources:Resources:

“ “Adjusting Attitudes to Work” Adjusting Attitudes to Work” http://youtu.be/9kEOCqlcFrM

Applying your skills:Applying your skills:

Ask for volunteers to create scenarios related Ask for volunteers to create scenarios related to the slide concepts. to the slide concepts.

Have the audience decide whether the Have the audience decide whether the student had “good” or “bad” attitudes and student had “good” or “bad” attitudes and discuss what they can do differently next discuss what they can do differently next time.time.