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8 Good Work Habits That Really
Matter
by:Bruce Tulgan

1. Wellness: Maintaining a
healthy body, mind, and spirit/
mood.
September Birthdays 2. Self-presentation: Controlling

one’s grooming, attire, and
Employee Day manners—given the social and
cultural situation at hand—so
Lisa Condrey 1 as to make a positive impres-
sion on others.
Cynthia Plemens 1 3. Timeliness: Arriving early,

Neil Thompson 3 staying late, and taking short
breaks. Meeting or beating
Tina Nanni 4 schedules and deadlines.

4. Productivity: Working at a
Judy McKeehan 5 fast pace without significant

Mark Sartain 7 interruptions.
5. Organization: Using proven
Joel Stoutt 9 systems for documentation

and tracking—note taking,
Carlene Robinson 11 project plans, checklists, and

Keisha Gilliam 12 filing.
6. Attention to detail: Following
Thelma Slaven 12 instructions, standard operat-

ing procedures, specifications,
Shaler Gentry 13 and staying focused and mind-

Kathy Bivens 18 ful in performing tasks and
responsibilities.
Mark Hooks 20 7. Follow-through and con-

sistency: Fulfilling your com-
Lois Hensley 21 mitments and finishing what

Amelia Herrell 22 you start.
8. Initiative: Being a self-starter.
Bradley Jarnagin 22 Taking productive action with-

out explicit direction. Going
Sheila Pellasma 23 above and beyond; the extra

Raymond Smith 30 mile.
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Julie Dyer 30 habits-that-really-matter