The following is what
one should do well in order to get a positive performance review. They are both
soft and hard skills and these include: a balanced attitude, communicating in
order to seek clarification and further direction, adaptability, team
work, punctuality, following instructions, having the right
knowledge and set of skills and willingness to learn new things. If one were to
find work in a different field from which they trained in, one should have an
open mind to go through a phase of training or probation. Most jobs deal with
people. People to people skills in one trade can be transferred to another. For
example, an engineer can switch jobs and work well in a social services job
such as linking people to housing. The former engineer turned social worker can
communicate with clients and be able to inform them of requirements needed to
get a house. The engineer can even talk about the advantages of housing or
shelter. This adaptability or flexibility has helped improve on numbers getting
into the entrepreneurship fields as well.
A balanced attitude has
always been something that many mentors would advise. A balanced attitude is
the disposition one has to follow the routine, daily and rigid activities of
the job. It is also the ability to take instructions without feeling debased.
The unspoken word, the treatment one gives to others, as well as showing desire
and interest in what one does. This can motivate other workers as well. There
are so many advantages arising from a balanced attitude e.g., easily making
friends, so many people develop a genuine interest in you, and genuine interest
that goes both ways.
Having the right
knowledge and set of skills continues to present one with the ability to finish
tasks on time. At the work place, this continues to be a very important asset.
However, without a balanced attitude and transferability of skills it may be as
useless as salt that has lost its saltiness.
STEP TWO: NEGATIVE
THINGS AT THE WORK PLACE
These things could
adversely affect one’s review processes and they include a lack of balanced
attitude, inability to communicate, lack
of adaptability, not engaging in efforts
to build team spirit, not being punctual, not following instructions, lack of
right knowledge and set of skills to do the job, and lack of desire to learn
new things.
The three negative
things that people do at work are: not following instructions, late coming, and
lack of desire to learn new things. Instructions are the routinely required
bricks of work. They may be in the form of daily activities or the very job
descriptions. When instructions are not followed, the outcomes may be different
and not related to the kind of results one is desires. The second negative
thing is late coming and it affects the way one prepares for work. It may mean
not meeting deadlines. Disinterestedness is a negative thing that one should
avoid. It makes one have a negative disposition about work, staff and clients.
It affects morale and in the end, one may end up losing the job.
CONCLUSION
A positive performance
will be achieved if one followed step 1 and avoided what has been highlighted
in step 2.
