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>> I think professionalism means
treating other people with the respect

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that we believe we deserve ourselves.

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>> I think, I think respecting everyone around
you and yourself, as well, is paramount.

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>> I think that respect ultimately
is is what defines professionalism.

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Not being flaky, being conscientious and
considerate, having the ability to listen.

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>> Professionalism is being yourself but
it's also ensuring that others understand

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that you care about their agenda.

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And that means the way you look,
from the way that you talk,

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from the way that you carry yourself.

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Professionalism is putting
a stamp on your brand.

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>> Professionalism is not
wasting other people's time.

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And you feel it when you're interacting
with somebody and, you know, you meet them,

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you shake their hand, you sit
down, you talk about a problem,

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you figure out what the next step is, you
assign ownership to who's going to do what,

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and then you set the next date of your meeting.

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And there's a component of that which is
not only to [inaudible] and responsibility

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but that's professionalism because
you're respecting the people's time.

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>> When I think of the word professionalism,
I think of the idea of self-awareness.

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I think of someone who knows when
it's appropriate to be silly at work

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and when it's appropriate to be serious and

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and someone who's also very respectful
other people's positions in the workspace.

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>> Not burning any bridges.

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The world goes round and round and you want to
make sure that you're not burning any bridges

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so that when the world goes round and
you get to work with that person again,

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you have a good working relationship and you can
either help them or actually they can help you.

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>> Tact, promptness, responsiveness, someone
who is empathetic to the needs of people

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that they are working for or working with.

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>> I think professionalism means the context
of ethics in terms of doing a good job,

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in terms of being very mindful
of your co-workers,

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delivering what you say you're going to deliver.

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>> It really comes down to being a nice person.

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Treat others the way you want to be treated
in your professional work environment.

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And that builds credibility.

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You can know everything you can
in a field but if you're a jerk,

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it's not going to do you a lot of good.

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