Etiquette isn’t just a bunch of boring rules that only exist to complicate people’s lives. Good customs were developed over the years to improve coexistence among all. O Desktop it is one of the main places where etiquette must be taken seriously, as their attitudes are more observed and count a lot in achieving professional success. Mistakes and gaffes can be why you don’t get a promotion you want.
You make the company image
To grow professionally within a company, obviously your performance and skills count a lot. However, it is not enough to carry out functions with excellence if you do not know how to behave in interviews, in meetings and in everyday life.
Inappropriate attitudes of a company’s representatives can create a bad image for it. That way, directors will think twice before promoting the employee to a position of greater responsibility.
Small attitudes are also very relevant within a company, such as the way you use corporate email, social networks, the telephone, the way you relate to colleagues, among other things.
Use of corporate email
According to the founder and general director of Elevartis, Guilherme Rego, employees should not use corporate e-mails for personal purposes, as they represent the company through them. It is more appropriate for the person to take a few minutes out of the day to enter personal email.
Juliana Rizo, executive director of Posh My Style, agrees and adds that, “when we send a message through corporate e-mail, we are representing the company. It’s like sending a letter with letterhead.”
According to her, it is not advisable to use the “corporate e-mail to send chain letters, jokes or other subjects that are not related to the company and do not add anything to the work of your colleagues”.
Be careful with the text
There are other points that deserve care when it comes to corporate email. Avoid writing very long texts. “It’s important to know how to summarize, depending on the people you’re sending it to. If you need to send an email at a technical level, that’s fine, but in most cases it’s unnecessary. The email must contain only essential informationhas the objective of being fast”, emphasizes the founder of Elevartis.
Another important care to be taken in relation to emails is with mistakes in Portuguese. It is essential that the employee reread what he wrote before sending it, as he is representing a company; it must be clear, objective, correct and polite.
Cell phone use at work
Some attitudes at work must be moderated by the common sense of each one. For example, currently the cell phone is an indispensable item in everyone’s everyday life. Therefore, it is common for you to leave the device on during working hours, but some precautions must be taken.
“Cell phones can and should be turned on inside the company, as several issues professionals are resolved over the phone. But we can’t disturb the concentration of those around us with loud and obtrusive touches; the ideal is to use the vibrate mode”, advises Rosana Fa, author of the book Professional Posture, published by Qualitymark Editora.
use sparingly
The founder and general director of Elevartis, Guilherme Rego, points out that it is necessary to use personal cell phones in moderation. “You have a family, it’s natural that you answer your cell phone. Of course you’re not going to spend three hours talking to your boyfriend in the middle of the day. But it’s natural that you answer personal calls on your cell phone throughout the day. On the other hand, family members also need to understand that, at times, you cannot attend, in a meeting, for example, ”he emphasizes.
Moments to turn it off
Juliana Rizo, executive director of Posh My Style, adds that, if you need to answer or make a call, it’s important to look for a reserved place, to speak privately and not disturb the work of colleagues. “If you are not expecting an urgent call, your cell phone should be turned off on occasions such as meetings, lectures, courses, customer service, lunches and other social events. After all, the people who are with you live deserve more attention than the device. If, by chance, you forget your cell phone on, apologize and turn it off without answering”, he concludes.
Source: Maxima
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