If you want to be successful in your job, you shouldn't just work on your hard and soft skills - you should also work on your own habits.
They can make you look unprofessional.
Being successful at work is a goal that many people want to achieve.
To do this, you work on your own hard skills, including technical skills.
Soft skills, such as communication and social skills, are also important.
However, this is not enough.
If you want to be successful, you also have to question your own habits and sometimes discard them.
Which habits can harm your career.
Bad Habits That Hurt Your Career: Multitasking is in there too
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Do you often do several tasks at the same time?
Multitasking can hurt your career.
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Appearing unprofessional at work is pretty much the opposite of what successful people want to achieve.
Because unprofessionalism can quickly stand in your way and, for example, prevent possible promotions.
If you are due for a promotion, you can check your own habits in advance, which requires self-reflection, among other things.
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10 unprofessional habits that are getting in the way of your success
Multitasking: It saps energy and concentration, which can make you unproductive and prone to errors.
Thus, it can be detrimental to your career.
The health insurance company
AOK
informs that creativity and productivity can suffer from multitasking, and people can also become more stress-prone and exhausted.
Memory is also weakened.
Yes Man: Having trouble declining tasks or disagreeing?
This doesn't help you gain favor with your manager any faster.
Procrastination: You put off tasks over and over again.
You are not alone in this, but it may be that you then have to complete the tasks under time pressure.
This builds up more pressure and your performance may suffer as a result.
Constant interruptions: In meetings or conversations, you keep interrupting your counterpart.
Even children learn that you should let other people finish speaking, otherwise you will have bad manners.
This is also the case in adulthood, if you don't let others finish speaking, you can quickly come across as arrogant, unsympathetic and disinterested.
Selfishness: Did you learn at some point that you only get ahead if you use your elbows?
However, too much selfishness can harm you.
Find the middle ground between helpfulness and stubbornness.
Whine mentality: You complain a lot and enjoy whining about work, the weather or the general situation.
You should try not to bother your colleagues with this.
Whining won't get you anywhere.
Self-marketing: Marketing yourself incorrectly or not at all can damage your career.
Try to network and walk around the office with your eyes wide open.
Social media use: On the one hand, a presence on social media platforms can increase your reach and you can convince more people of your qualities.
On the other hand, you should watch your posting behavior as everyone can see your posts.
So also bosses and colleagues - pay attention to which pictures you share and what your language is.
Political statements or vulgar language, for example, can be critical.
Perfectionism: You are not satisfied with 100 percent, you always want to be better and constantly work on it.
Do you think this will go down well?
It can be the opposite - your manner can put you and others under pressure.
Impatience: The antagonist of procrastination, impatience.
Again, you can run into trouble if you always want everything directly.
Be aware that sometimes there are delays in life - sometimes you are waiting for an e-mail, sometimes for feedback from the boss or customers and sometimes for your services to pay off.
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In order for you to recognize which habits you have that might stand in the way of a career advancement, you have to be honest with yourself.
Question your settings and see where there is a need for optimization.
If you have difficulties with this, you can also ask someone you trust for help.
However, they shouldn't be afraid to tell you the truth.
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