The workplace is thought to be a place to work and earn a living to support yourself and your family. Since most of an individual’s time is spent at work, they should enjoy going there each day. The goal, to perform the tasks assigned and receive benefits for performing the task and duties assigned. There are some individuals who are not motivated to do the task/duties and are just there to receive a pay check. Those particular individuals tend to create problems for their co-workers, therefore, creating negative work behaviors. What are some of the behaviors and how do they impact other employees and their job performance? Let’s look at the following areas: 1. Different styles of Workplace Behaviors 2. Laws on Workplace Behavior? 3. Legalities of workplace behavior? 4. Performance affected by behaviors
In order to help Human Resources and management recognize the disruptive behaviors that may cause performance problems or legal issues it is important to understand the areas of behavior that affects performance. The definition of workplace behavior as defined in the business dictionary is: Workplace behavior is a pattern of actions and interactions of the members of an organization that directly or indirectly affects its effectiveness.
Different styles of Workplace Behavior
There are seven different ways people may behave in the workplace. The following article is provided by Fabricating and Metalworking. Francie Dalton, founder and president of Dalton Alliances, Inc., provides that the following may not include all the actions of your co-workers but will provide a helpful way in dealing with them. The seven types include: commanders, drifters, attackers, pleasers, performers, avoiders, and analyticals. Let’s review each type and view what each type does.
Commanders are curt and controlling and do not offer time for being nice. They have no intention on offending; they lack the ability and tactfulness in