What is the difference between professionalism and friendliness




















A serious problem has arisen, and senior management, regulators or other investigators need to find out who is responsible. People that are responsible for the fallout may look for a scapegoat. There is a dispute between two different employees. Their coworkers may feel compelled to decide which one they want to take sides. Fostering Employee Respect Every manager needs to set professional boundaries with their employees.

Here are some problems that can arise, if you create close friendships with your employees: They have a harder time respecting your authority. This can make it difficult to motivate them. You may have a difficult time sanctioning them if they make a mistake. You may be tempted to play favorites. If at any point it becomes clear that she is not the right person for your company, have the courage to do the right thing for your stakeholders, and, if need be, let her go.

How do you balance friendship and professionalism with your team? Share your tips in the comments section below. Submit your questions in the comments section below and those with the most likes from other readers will be answered. On Twitter, use the hashtag YEask. Include your first and last name, your location city and state and the name of your business. Gupta also produced viral videos for LaDiDa receiving over million views.

She studied Economics and Computer Science at Stanford University and worked on marketing strategy at Monitor Group and early-stage deal sourcing at Summit Partners before making the move to entrepreneurship. Chi Odogwu. Dan Bova. Mark Vickery. Ironically, many teams bonded more when they were forced into remote work because of the pandemic and ended up sharing their homes, pets and decor via Zoom. When I was running a team of 35, it became difficult to connect with everyone on a regular, meaningful basis.

However, it was a priority for me to have them all understand that I cared about them, trusted them to do their best work, and wanted and valued their ideas. We would all do a check-in at the beginning to get a sense of where everyone was at. It was a simple check-in where people assigned themselves a color — green, yellow or red — and they were free to either state their color or talk about why they were in that state.

This helped set the tone for how I could approach them later: Whether they were receptive or not, I could understand why and have the conversations that helped me get to know them better. Schedule time for group socialization. An excellent way to get chummier is through structured social time.

For example, I set up weekly tactical one-on-ones with direct reports. We keep those meetings all about work and nothing else. However, during special monthly one-on-ones, my employees can chat freely about their career development dreams, and those meetings frequently lead to personal discoveries.

Be the manager who bucks that trend. The subject of current etiquette best practices is fresh in our minds. Do we shake hands, wear masks, social distance, inquire if someone is vaccinated?

Connected by blood or marriage, relatives add richness and value to our lives. And sometimes tension. Yet, cordiality is still called for. Hiring a pet sitter is a given in our busy world.

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