The Center for Work Ethic Development

05/19/2023

As educators, career counselors, and employers, helping people reach their full potential is important to you. It's important to us too— we know that everyone is capable of success if they have the necessary resources and the right foundational workplace skills.

Learn more about our 7 essential workplace skills at www.workethic.org.

05/17/2023

Bring Your 'A' Game has real-world impacts— it helps participants discover what matters to them and why. Watch this video for one of my favorite stories about the transformative effect of Bring Your 'A Game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEDRDmgP4D0

We are not about preaching at people. We help participants discover what matters to them.The Center for Work Ethic Development is passionate about helping pe...

05/12/2023

Integrity in the workplace is essential for building trust and fostering a positive work culture. Integrity means being honest, transparent, and accountable in all of our actions and decisions. Make integrity a daily practice in your workplaces to create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

05/10/2023

Appearance is so much more than the clothes you wear— it's the way you carry yourself, your hygiene, and your facial expression. While we're all taught to not judge a book by its cover, the ability to make a good first impression is an asset in the workforce. Consider the dress code and the professional culture at your workplace and adapt your personal style to match the brand of your company.

05/08/2023

In our CEO, Josh Davies' travels, he's found that work ethic skills transcend geography. We all have so much in common, and we can all benefit from refining our work ethic skills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45lBCu3pDJI

The 7 essential workplace skills are designed to make anyone successful, no matter who they are, no matter where they are. The Center for Work Ethic Developm...

05/05/2023

Look closer at this advice and you'll find work ethic skills in the subtext of nearly every sentence. This is how attitude, attendance, appearance, ambition, acceptance, appreciation, and accountability play out in business at a high level!

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/davos23-10-lessons-on-persistence-and-drive-from-purpose-driven-entrepreneurs/

05/03/2023

Are people around you always running late? The skill of attendance might seem like second nature to some. But, for many, balancing their busy lives as students, parents, or caregivers is a real challenge. We help people learn how to put systems in place so that they can be reliable employees, even under challenging circumstances.

05/01/2023

More and more employers are investing in "upskilling" their employees, or investing in their long-term success at their companies by providing them access to skill-based training. While many of these skills are technology or system-based, upskilling employees on skills associated with work-ethic has enormous potential to improve both employer and employee satisfaction.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2022/06/17/why-upskilling-employees-is-so-important-right-now/?sh=63d3360b26e8

04/28/2023

Give your instructors the most current information and learning techniques available by helping them to become certified by The Center for Work Ethic Development.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzGa1E-Wwgs

To better prepare teachers, trainers, and facilitators of our soft skills curriculum and certification program, Bring Your ‘A’ Game, the Center for Work Ethi...

04/26/2023

Developing a culture of trust is fundamental to building a thriving workplace. The model of trust established by Reina and Reina (2015) determined that trust has three components:
1. Capability trust is trust in someone's understanding, ability, knowledge, and skills.
2. Character trust is the belief that others will fulfill their obligations.
3. Communication trust encompasses the open sharing of information, truthfulness, admission of errors, and confidentiality.

These types of trust resonate strongly with the work ethic skills of ambition, attendance, appreciation, and especially accountability. How can you cultivate these skills to build trust in your workplace?

Source: https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/building-a-culture-trust

How do you build trust or re-build it once lost?

04/24/2023

Be proactive— join our email list so you can receive weekly work ethic tips straight to your inbox!

https://workethic.org/free-work-ethic-tips/

04/21/2023

Josh Davies, CEO, learned first-hand that the right attitude can help you find your ideal career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhcLvhNB3To

Get to know Josh Davies, CEO of the Center for Work Ethic Development.The Center for Work Ethic Development is passionate about helping people reach their fu...