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your attitudes do not match those of the people or organizations
around you. On Mondays, you
may come into work with renewed energy while some of your
colleagues drag in, exhausted by
the weekend's activities, and slowly get to work. You have already
finished your first task while
they are still fumbling with their coffee. Some of your colleagues
dress in ways you consider
inappropriate for work. Over lunch in the break room, some of your
colleagues gossip about the
boss. Since the workplace is made up of many individuals, you may
find that each person has a
unique idea about what is appropriate at work. It is helpful to
understand your own attitudes
including how they affect your perceptions and actions. You must
further understand how the
attitudes of others impact your organizational citizenship.
Your emotions also shape your behaviors. You need to understand
when you are in sync with
those around you and when you are not. You must be able to adjust
how you communicate your
needs and values to others within the organization if you want the
organization to support and
reward you.
Your attitudes have deep roots in many cases, but they are not so
entrenched that they cannot be
changed to help you meet your individual goals and those of your
organization. Job Satisfaction and Health (1:56)
Psychologist Peter Quarry believes that an employee's attitude is an
indication of his/her
job satisfaction level. He also contends that job satisfaction can affect
longevity. You don't
have to depend on your manager to make you enjoy your job.
Video provided by Rio Salado Library. Summarizing Your Learning
The following activities are meant to help you practice the concepts
that you studied in this
lesson and prepare you for the graded assignments. They are not