Be worthy of honour & respect at your workplace

Achieving professional growth is like a hot pursuit. The very fact that it is one, there is every likelihood of people breaking rules and not maintaining dignity. Such conduct could well be spontaneous, but surely, it can be avoided. Given the tensions that exist in modern workplaces, it is indeed a difficult proposition to maintain one’s dignity. And that is what lowers your honour and respect. On the other hand, if you maintain your dignity, you will earn admiration from all quarters. Moreover, you will also find your self-esteem registering a boost.

How can you be worthy of honour and respect at your workplace? Here is how you can do so:

• Be aware of your working atmosphere: You should ensure that the place you work in is safe and free from perils. But that should not imply that you should have a luxurious and   exclusive space to yourself. Your working area should be dedicated and congenial to performance of duties assigned to you. If you seek to maintain your dignity at your workplace, you simply cannot compromise on your safety and hence it is in the fitness of things to walk up to your boss and apprise him appropriately, in case suitable amenities are not being provided.
• Be frank and speak the truth: It is an erroneous belief that today, employers want to have everything computerised and that employees have to comply with all directions. To a large extent, such an assumption is not without reason; however, employers do welcome positive suggestions and want their staff to be enterprising and regard themselves in high esteem. You should not simply follow everything in letter and spirit; and let yourself be over-burdened with work. If you do not resist such overtures, there is great likelihood that you will lose out on dignity. You must occasionally claim just and unbiased conduct.
• Discard any inclination to grouse & complain: A person who constantly cribs is never liked by others. Grumblers are always viewed negatively and not welcomed in any team. If you have to maintain your dignity at workplace, you will have to swallow chunks too. You may be assigned tasks that has no volunteers or takers and which, will require you to work overtime or even on off days. That is the hard fact of any work schedule. If you happen to be the complaining type, your boss will form a downbeat opinion of you and when your turn for a raise comes, he can possibly put it on hold. That is the time you will say adios to your dignity too. 
• Give everybody their share of credit:  You may have worked hard and made useful contributions in the successful completion of a project. Maintaining your dignity also implies occasionally moving away from the spotlight and letting others enjoy it, even if they were not very instrumental in the project. Remember that organisations invariably look for people who are selfless and do not run for getting credit; such people are always held in high esteem by the management and get their due.   
• Make sure to assist your seniors with sincerity: You should understand that all your seniors are prime appointment holders in your organisation and that they influence your career advancement. Maintaining your dignity at workplace entails making it possible for them to look and feel superior; of course you need not forgo your own individual glory in the focus. You should avoid overshadowing them and take acclaim in entirety; it should be remembered that teamwork means shared credit.

It is not necessary that everything at your workplace will be to your liking. There will be people with whom your viewpoints will differ, as a result of which relationships may even sour. Tensions can thus be brought about. But then, that is what working and workplace are all about. You have to emerge from them without losing your balance. However, the most important thing is to be able to stand up for what is right and in organisational interests; and also be responsible for your actions. 

Remember that your very being and inner stability depends on your righteous stance; and that is what being dignified is all about.You should keep in mind that you will never be able to become a successful professional, if you lose out on your self-esteem. You ought to know and comprehend that knowing when to withdraw from tricky situation is percipience, being successful in doing so is courage and walking away with head held high is dignity. Infuse requisite punch to your career