How to be an exceptional employee.

1. Presented by: Toyeen Olaniyan

2. Outlines:
 Who is an employee
 Type of employee
 Your role as an employee
 Attributes of exceptional employees
 Characteristics of an exceptional employee
 Habit of exceptional employee
 What kind of employee are you?

3. Who is an employee?

4. Who is an employee? Contd.
An employee is anyone who has agreed to be employed,
under a contract of service, to work for some form of
payment. This can include wages, salary, commission and
rates.
An individual who works part-time or full-time under a
contract of employment, whether oral or written, express or
implied, and has recognized rights and duties.

5. Types of employee
 Engaged
 Not-Engaged
 Actively Disengaged

6. Types of employee Contd.
Engaged employees work with passion and feel
a profound connection to their company. They
drive innovation and move the organization
forward
Not-Engaged Employees are essentially
“Checked out.” They are sleepwalking through
their work day, putting time but not enough
energy or passion into their work
Actively Disengaged employees are not just
unhappy at work; they are busy acting out their
unhappiness. Every day, these workers
undermine what their engaged coworkers
accomplish

7. Your role as an employee
 Work towards achieving your individual goals, which help the organization
reach its objectives.
 Take responsibility for your own professional and career development.
 Complete any task assigned to you.
 Be open to feedback and accept correction.
 Seek support from your manager, colleagues.
 Keep a record of your performance achievements, successes and
challenges.
 Give others feedback.

8. Attributes of exceptional employees
1. Exceptional employees enjoy doing great work
2. Exceptional employees embrace change
3. Exceptional employees plan for success
4. They take responsibilities
5. They are motivated by sense of excellence
6. They are excellent time managers
7. They have great health habit
8. They are great team leaders
9. Exceptional employee are idea machines
10.They are fun to be around
11.They depend on God

9. Characteristics of an exceptional employee
1. AMBITIOUS: always want to improve and they have big goals
2. AUTONOMOUS: ability to carry out task with little or no supervision
3. HUMBLE: they stay grounded and not arrogant
4. PASSIONATE: they have incredible amount of passion for what they are doing
5. CONFIDENT: they take risk because they believe in themselves
6. HONEST: always speak the truth, nobody likes a liar
7. CREATIVE: they ask unexpected questions
8. RELIABLE: you can always count on them no matter what
9. EAGER: eager and hungry, always want to learn new skills
10.POSTIVE: positive attitude, especially when times are tough
11.PRAY, BELIEVE AND GIVE:

10. Habit of exceptional employee
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergize
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

11. What kind of employee are you?

12. What kind of employee are you? Contd.
Often, it's hard to look in the mirror and see truth.
It sure would be helpful if employees knew exactly what kind
of employees they are and could see a path to becoming
better.