Profile
of the Month:
Work Expectations Profile®
All disappointment
is a result of our expectations not being met.
A recent study found that almost one-third of employees surveyed expect to leave their current organization within the year. While turnover can't be stopped, it can be reduced. In many cases, people leave their organizations because the job is not living up to their expectations. Often employers do not even know that an employee is dissatisfied until it’s too late.
Work expectations, whether spoken or unspoken, have a powerful impact on our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and play a key role in driving our attitudes. When individuals understand their own work expectations, they can take to get their needs met and adjust their desires when necessary.
Research shows that people who have clearly defined, well-communicated expectations, find more satisfaction and success at work than people whose expectations go unspoken or unrealized. And companies that employ satisfied and successful people reap the rewards of increased productivity and reduced turnover.
Explore 10 Key Work Expectations
In a typical employment situation, certain expectations - such as salary, hours, and job duties - are clearly understood by both employer and employee. Other expectations, however, are so intimately linked to an individual's concept of work that they often times go unspoken or unacknowledged.
The Work Expectations Profile® helps people explore ten work expectations that impact today’s employment relationships:
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Expectations
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Description
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| Autonomy |
Freedom to make decisions about how you work |
| Balance |
Desire others to understand the relationship between personal and professional commitments |
| Career Growth |
Seek to make progress on professional goals |
| Diversity |
Working with people of varied backgrounds and viewpoints
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| Environment |
Well-being is connected to social and physical work environment |
| Expression |
Freedom to openly share opinions and feelings |
| Recognition |
Good work is acknowledged and rewarded |
| Stability |
Job security and an unchanging work environment |
| Structure |
Clear instructions regarding process, objectives and resources |
| Teamwork |
Value collaboration to achieve goals
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The Work Expectations Profile helps to uncover and explore employee expectations in a variety of work situations, including:
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Working on a team
- Transitioning to a new position
- Experiencing organizational change
- Creating meaningful performance reviews
- Making the most of the office routine
The Work Expectations Profile helps people in your organization:
- Identify personal expectations
- Discover those expectations they consider most important a learn
- Communicate needs, initiate action, and adjust expectations
- Get feedback on managing expectations
- Improve outlook and adjust attitude toward work
- Enjoy the benefits of increased job satisfaction and improved performance
To receive a free Work Expectations Profile® Sample Report, email Jeff Backal or call 856.596.4196. For more information or to purchase
the Work Expectations Profile®, go to www.AssessmentTools.com.
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