Expected Employee Behaviors

SOURCE: Taken from SCANS Teaming and Group Problem Solving; Adapted from: Learning the Cultural Etiquette of Communication. What do you value?; Cited in Leon County Schools Adult & Community Education Career Education Guide.

Assume you are the "Boss". Place a check beside each of the behaviors you would expect from your employees.

Time

_____ Be on time for work, meetings, appointments.

_____ Be prompt in returning from breaks.

_____ Be responsible for their own time, taking breaks and lunch when needed.

_____ Give early notification of absences due to illness.

_____ Stick to assigned break and lunch time.

_____ Give requests for vacation time in advance.

_____ Meet deadlines on projects and tasks.

_____ Give advance notification of deadlines that can't be met.

_____ Other:____________________________________________

Taking Initiative and Solving Problems

_____ Suggest improvements and solutions.

_____ Participate in staff meetings by discussing and sharing.

_____ Work together to find solutions to problems.

_____ Take independent action to deal with problems, then tell me about it.

_____ Use good judgement about when to ask me before taking independent action.

_____ When carrying out delegated tasks, check in with me as planned.

_____ Other:____________________________________________

Announcing Problems and Giving "Bad News"

_____ Let me know when there's a problem so we can fix it.

_____ Tell me when s/he disagrees with me.

_____ Let me know when s/he is having difficulty.

_____ Tell me about complaints from clients/customers.

_____ Let me know when a mistake has been made.

_____ Other:____________________________________________

Communication

_____ Let me know when something is unclear or confusing.

_____ Ask if s/he doesn't understand.

_____ Speak English on the job.

_____ Make no derogatory remarks about another group.

_____ Not speak another language around others who do not understand.

_____ Other:____________________________________________