The Trusted Two: the two qualities that make up the most professional employees:

Camille Bay

10:30a.m. Class

Debbie Cook

Many characteristics have proven to be important when making up a professional worker, but the two most crucial qualities that set the tipping point, and form truly excellent employees, are instinct and trust.

Indeed, instinct has a way of providing vision, and even flair to an employee; allowing them to carve their own unique path on the world by following their own unique style. Whereas trust is also equally important as it encourages honorable actions in the workplace, and even better reliability.

That’s right, in talking first about the characteristic of instinct, I believe that at the end of the day an individual can learn just about any skill they need to be successful, yet that inherent ability to follow your gut is something that makes a truly great employee and cannot truly be taught. In fact, in his newly released book, exactly all about the subject of instinct, the notable author T.D. Jakes states that instinct is a personally unique internal compass that cannot really be learned. He goes onto to say that whether you’re an athlete in the “zone” or an investor with a keen sense of timing, instinct is that extra something special that can take the mundane and make it magical. (Jakes, 2014, pg. 2). In other words, instinct is that extra special “it” factor that sets individuals apart from one another and allows them to place their own distinctive spin on the world. In addition to this, instinct seems to provide individuals and employees alike with a vision. That is because, when the noise of the world is cut out, and that deep-ingrained, natural set of signals is followed, a sense of direction is produced leaving an individual with some pretty amazing results after tuning into that frequency.

For sure, instinct is incredibly important, and the first of the trusted two characteristics that make up the best employees. However the second equally important characteristic of trust is just as beneficial. Exactly, when it really comes down to it I’m sure that we can all agree that we all wish to surround ourselves with people that we can trust. I’m confident that when push comes to shove all employers desire to work with those individuals who they feel they can trust and depend on to get the job done right. In fact, Susan M. Heathfield, a Human Resources Expert states that honorable actions and trust go hand in hand, because when you put in place supportive, protective, and honorable policies at work you build a long-term relationship of trust and respect which ultimately leads to more reliability as well. (About, 2014, Top 10 Ways To Build Trust at Work). Excellent employees know that their employers have placed great confidence in them to represent the company well and deliver products and services on time. And so it is those employees who continue to honor those practices and deliver on time that are truly great.

All around, the trusted two characteristics of instinct and trust are incredibly important in making up the most excellent employees. These two characteristics focus in on placing the just right people around you to create the all the right energies and attitudes needed for success.

Works Cited:

Jakes, T.D. (2014, May). Instinct. Faithwords.

Heathfield, Susan. (2014). Top 10 Ways To Build Trust At Work: Specific Trust Relationship Building and Maintaining Steps. Retrieved from http://www.humanresources.about.com.