While performing my professional duties, I have been involved in several short-term conflicts with other employees due to the explosive nature of my personality. In particular, I became really nervous when someone was trying to mislead me in the tasks I was supposed to perform. Therefore, I started to argue with them, and the outcome was the ruined relationship with my teammates. However, few weeks after that I analyzed my behavior and realized that such short-term stress was unnecessary and could be avoided if I paid more attention to the details of assignment. My perception at that time was that other employees desired to get a credit for the tasks while I would be left with nothing. That is how my explosive nature became an obstacle in that case.
Another situation when I exposed my behavior in the workplace was when I became really nervous about the fact that I won’t finish a given assignment on time, while the rest of the employees were already done with their assignments. Not only I became really anxious that I would fail with the task but I also started thinking that I was worse than other employees and my supervisor would perceive me as a non deadline-oriented worker. My perception of being a deadline-oriented employee was certainly questioned at such a tumultuous moment for my employment. However, a minute later I refocused my attention into the task and started working on my assignment. As a result, I finished the assignment two minutes before the deadline and still preserved my reputation. Yet, it was one of the most difficult moments in my employment as my confidence was undermined by my perceptions and my beliefs.
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Hence, perceptions clearly have a direct effect on the performed behaviors in the professional settings, and our thinking can drive us into the direction of the desired performed actions, too.
- Furnham, A. (2012). The Psychology of Behaviour at Work, Second Edition. Hoboken: Taylor
and Francis. - Makin, P., & Cox, C. (2004). Changing behaviour at work. London: Routledge.
