Health and Human Services Professional Development

How to Build a Great Relationship with Your Employer by   Tami Duzan   on   July 2, 2013   Have you ever noticed how some students always seem to connect with their instructors…or how some employees seem to always please their boss?  Here are 3 insider tips on how to build a great relationship with your boss! 1) RESPECT!   Aretha Franklin tells it like it is in her 1967 R&B hit RESPECT.  “R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.”  Find out what RESPECT means to your boss and then show it…but KEEP IT REAL!  There’s nothing worse than an employee who is “kissing up” to the boss all of the time.  You’ll not only ruin your relationship with your boss but your co-workers won’t think very highly of you either. 2) INITIATIVE!   Employers appreciate employees who show initiative.  A good place to start is by exhibiting a good work ethic.  Show up for work a few minutes early and/or stay a few minutes late. ...

Should I be friends with my boss?  by  Jori Brownfield, Guest Author   on   October 24, 2013   I have had summer camp jobs and university student jobs and have started to wonder what is appropriate for relationships between employers and employees. My work history has been in relatively relaxed settings, where many of my co-workers (mostly high school and college students) seem to be friends with their supervisors. Is this how the ‘real world’ works? For me, work is where I spend the majority of my time outside of classes, and it makes it more enjoyable to work with people I appreciate being around. It seems to make the time go by faster. And, when working with and for people I am friends with, I have fun when completing my tasks or fulfilling responsibilities rather than drag through them, watching the clock.  There have been times, however, that I have wondered, “what are the professional boundaries?” and “are there consequences to employee-sup...