26 Ways to Improve on the Job Relationships

Today I read 26 ways to improve on the job relationships. This article really put somethings into perspective for me, and made me reflect on the way I treat people at work. One repeating theme in the article is the use of "we". The article talks about using we instead of you many times. Instead of placing blame or placing too much stress on one person I should use we. That means taking part of the blame and work load, too. It really drives home the point that we are a team here at the library and that we must work together to achieve our goals. One other point it made is involving people in the problem solving aspect. I think this would be a great tool to use with student workers. I know how I feel when someone considers my opinion to reach a solution. I think we should do that we student workers as well. They see almost everything that comes in here, and I am sure they sometimes have ideas and solutions that I may not consider. I think asking them what they would do in a certain situation would be a good thing. It would most likely make them feel like they are contributing and give them some pride in their work as well. I was a little convicted in one area. The article says think about how many times you remain silent in a conversation, and try to just listen more often. I am not always the best listener. I need to work on that and make sure that student workers and patrons feel like they get heard when they come to me with a problem.