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SERIES: “THE ABC’s OF PROFESSIONALISM”

25 Attributes of a Professional

When you think of top-notch professionals, who pops into your mind? Who do you know personally that best exemplifies “professionalism? ” What characteristics do they have that most other people are lacking?

This series contains my top 25 attitudes, characteristics, skills, virtues, and disciplines of a 21st-Century professional. Based on the list below, it would appear that professionalism is a lot of work. Is all of this stuff really necessary? To paraphrase the legendary Zig Ziglar, the answer is, “No. You can be mediocre without it.”

The ABC’s	Title	Date
A = Attitude	“Professional Attitude”	3/26/09
B = Behavior	“Professional Behavior”	8/18/08
C = Conversation	“Constructive Conversation”	8/20/08
D = Dress	“Dress Up”	8/25/07
E = Entertainment	“That’s Entertainment!”	8/27/08
F = Finish	“The Finish Line”	8/31/08
G = Grace	“Amazing Grace”	9/4/08
H = Heart	“The Heart of it All”	9/7/08
I = Integrity	“Integrity and Honor”	9/25/08
J = Joviality	“Joy Means Grinning Inside”	10/3/08
K = Kindness	“Let’s Not Forget Kindness”	10/18/08
L = Language	“Watch Your Language”	10/24/08
M = Mistakes	“Make More Mistakes”	10/30/08
N = Netiquette	“Your Netiquette is Showing”	11/18/08
O = Optimism	“Optimize Your Optimism”	11/20/08
P/Q = P’s and Q’s	“Mind Your P’s and Q’s”	11/26/08
R = Responsibility	“Assume Responsibility”	11/30/08
S = Service	“Service With a Soul”	12/18/2008
T = Teaching	“The 3 E’s of Teaching”	12/29/2008
U = Understanding	“Seek Understanding”	1/20/2009
V = Vision	“Dream Baby, Dream!”	1/28/2009
W = Work Ethic	“Elbow Grease”	2/1/2009
X = eXcellence	“Your Excellency!”	2/5/2009
Y = Youth	“Make Way for Youth”	2/13/2009
Z = Zone	“Zoning In”	2/22/2009

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

The ABC’s of Professionalism (the book) is coming in early 2010! Here’s what you can expect:

• Revised, enhanced, updated and expanded chapters
• More quotations
• Quotation sources added
• Quotations indexed
• Illustrations
• Bonus chapters
• The entire series of essays in one convenient volume

If you would like to be notified when the book is available, send your email address to my Yahoo account (ClancyCross@…)