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We know from research that the most and be open to feedback and new ways of
commonly cited reason why people leave doing things.
their jobs is a conflict or challenge with their
immediate supervisor. We certainly do not want y Performance Don’ts: Be sloppy and
to lose talented employees because of negative careless in your work (or appearance);
or incompetent leadership. We should be better blame others or make excuses for your
than that. We expect that all UF employees in mistakes; say, “but that’s the way we’ve
leadership roles will take tremendous pride always done it” or “but that’s not my job”;
in their service to this institution and their be late or distracted (e.g., by phone, email,
employees while executing their duties with or personal issues); or lie or misrepresent
professionalism. your work.
Performance & Conduct y Conduct Dos: Treat everyone with respect;
act professionally with co-workers
Expectations and everyone else you encounter on
the job; get along with others—even
Every employee is expected to maintain positive when you disagree; comply with UF and
standards of performance (i.e., the quality of the departmental policies and guidelines as
work you do) and conduct (i.e., your behavior well as applicable
and how you state and federal
interact with laws; be honest and
others). We won’t conduct yourself
provide here a with integrity;
lengthy list of all Got Leadership appropriately
the things you Tools? use UF property,
should not do at Go online to learn including
about the
work—many of UF Leadership computers and
these are obvious Competency Model. the internet; and
and it would be responsibly handle
insulting to list and retain UF
them all (although documents and
we do list a few property.
here and there,
just to keep things interesting). y Conduct Don’ts: Bully or harass; be violent
or threatening; use vulgar or abusive
Instead, here are a few general performance and language; sleep on the job; steal stuff
conduct dos and don’ts to help you to get the or steal time; come to work under the
general idea: influence of drugs or alcohol; work in a
y Performance Dos: Take pride in your manner that is unsafe to you or others; or
work; put forth your best effort; meet be insubordinate. Generally, don’t engage
deadlines; be on time (for work and for in the type of behavior you already know
meetings); pitch in when asked; volunteer is wrong and unacceptable at work. Ask
to help whenever you can; ask for help and yourself: If I got caught doing this, would I
clarification whenever you need additional likely get in trouble? Would my supervisor
direction; take accountability for errors; be disappointed in me? If so, you probably
should not do it.
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