What does Professionalism mean to me? Professionalism in my term means it is someone who is very dedicated to their profession. It is an important and great decision to follow by the rules and ethics of professionalism. If we did not have anyone that cared about their profession it would cause a lot of problems in our society today. It could cause a lot of disruption in your workplace. In order to abide by professionalism you must take pride in your job, percieve realistic goals and values, and know what your expectations are.
When being a professional you must conduct yourself in a professional manner. You must learn how to treat others with respect and be loyal to yourself and your team. Professionalism, more or less, is a standard on which you carry yourself in and out of the workplace. Communication is a quality that one must to effectively in any point in time. In order to do my job correctly, efficiant, and tactfully I must show complete professionalism in all areas of my life. I have always seen professionalism defined as to lead by example.
When you are leading in the military it has to be professional, and when doing so it has to be tactful. Even when you are not leading you must act as if you where to do so. Being dedicated by remaining professional at all time, you must react to certain situations calm and thoughtfully. You must understand that there are all different tyes of personell in the work place, and you have to respect them which I believe to be a part of professionalism. You never know what people have been through, done, or seen in the life they had before they met you so you must be respectful/professional in how/what you say. Learn the persons backround before assuming or saying what comes to mind.
Also, just cause your talking respectfully or professionaly does not mean you are being professional. Being professional aslo includes the way you act, how you do things and what you do. For example, I could stand