Career building | 5 ways to improve your reputation at work

What kind of reputation do you uphold at work? Are you confident that your colleagues believe in your abilities? Are you known as a hard worker or a slacker? Ultimately, it’s almost impossible, without spying on those around you, to know how you’re perceived when you’re not around. All workers must tow a line of professionalism and be able to inform a worker if they’ve messed up, whilst maintaining a positive relationship – yet this is a very hard balance to strike and often, many workers fail to achieve it.

But that can be changed.

Obviously, it’s impossible to force those around you to respect you, yet there are steps you can take to ensure, regardless of your professional standing, that your colleagues respect you. These steps are:

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Show up on time 
One of the most universally regarded signs of disrespect that a professional can inflict on their colleagues is to consider their own time more important. Competent professionals can manage their time and arrange their diary without impacting others negatively – people remember those who consistently arrive on time.