I know you have friends and possibly lots of them, haven't you? These could be at your workplace, in your neighborhood, in clubs and associations etc. A person without friends may not be a balanced person. It's good to be sociable. Don't you think so? Now, what is the importance of friendship in the workplace? How can friendship affect your work performance? Does having friends at work help or hinder your work performance? Let us consider some perspectives.
First of all, your work performance depends on several factors and these operate in a combination. Your personality, discipline, lifestyle, attitude, focus, time management, prioritization, skills and competencies etc affect your performance. Leadership and friendship aspects including the people you work with are also vital. The resources at your disposal and several other workplace aspects also influence productivity. You need a good balance of these factors to optimize your performance. Friendship is just one factor among the many mentioned above.
Under normal circumstances, having friends at work should not hinder your performance. Friendship is normal and exists among people in any community. The workplace is not an exception. As a balanced individual you should have friends at work, in your neighborhood, in associations etc. What is vital is how you manage that friendship. I believe you agree with me on this principle, don't you?
Friends can add a lot of value to your performance in the workplace. When you work in harmony with people you enjoy a good work atmosphere. A sense of belonging results and this boosts your confidence and improves performance. Friendship also enables easy sharing of knowledge, information and advice. Friends also provide emotional support that helps when you are going through difficult times. What about fun at work? You need friends to have fun with.
There are however situations where friendship can negatively affect your performance. This basically arises due to mismanagement of relationships. Sometimes waste of time and distraction result. Bad friends can also influence you to do bad things. As an example, your attitude may negatively change to your detriment. Occasionally workplace affairs between opposite sexes are triggered by friendship. All these can have very negative impact on your performance. You need to wisely manage workplace friendship to avoid running into trouble.
In conclusion, there are pros and cons of this element in a work environment. Whether you benefit or not from it largely depends on how you handle it. It is an aspect of choice and personal discipline. What is good can turn to be bad depending on applicable circumstances. Haven't you greatly benefited from workplace friendship before? At the same time, haven't you seen colleagues destroyed by the same? The choice is yours, isn't it?
First of all, your work performance depends on several factors and these operate in a combination. Your personality, discipline, lifestyle, attitude, focus, time management, prioritization, skills and competencies etc affect your performance. Leadership and friendship aspects including the people you work with are also vital. The resources at your disposal and several other workplace aspects also influence productivity. You need a good balance of these factors to optimize your performance. Friendship is just one factor among the many mentioned above.
Under normal circumstances, having friends at work should not hinder your performance. Friendship is normal and exists among people in any community. The workplace is not an exception. As a balanced individual you should have friends at work, in your neighborhood, in associations etc. What is vital is how you manage that friendship. I believe you agree with me on this principle, don't you?
Friends can add a lot of value to your performance in the workplace. When you work in harmony with people you enjoy a good work atmosphere. A sense of belonging results and this boosts your confidence and improves performance. Friendship also enables easy sharing of knowledge, information and advice. Friends also provide emotional support that helps when you are going through difficult times. What about fun at work? You need friends to have fun with.
There are however situations where friendship can negatively affect your performance. This basically arises due to mismanagement of relationships. Sometimes waste of time and distraction result. Bad friends can also influence you to do bad things. As an example, your attitude may negatively change to your detriment. Occasionally workplace affairs between opposite sexes are triggered by friendship. All these can have very negative impact on your performance. You need to wisely manage workplace friendship to avoid running into trouble.
In conclusion, there are pros and cons of this element in a work environment. Whether you benefit or not from it largely depends on how you handle it. It is an aspect of choice and personal discipline. What is good can turn to be bad depending on applicable circumstances. Haven't you greatly benefited from workplace friendship before? At the same time, haven't you seen colleagues destroyed by the same? The choice is yours, isn't it?
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