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What Is Availability?. Availability is making my own schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve. What Is Availability?. An available person responds to needs. Be There. Identify your responsibilities, and find ways to serve others. “.
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What Is Availability? Availability is making my own schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve.
What Is Availability? An available person responds to needs.
Be There Identify your responsibilities, and find ways to serve others.
“ Be prepared, which means you are always to be in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty. ” — Lord Robert Baden-Powell
1 Be Productive Complete projects andkeep a schedule so that others know they can depend on you.
1 Be Productive • Know what needs tobe done. • Set priorities so that you do not work aimlessly. • Keep a schedule so that you can flex as needs arise. • Use time wisely.
2 Develop Useful Skills Develop skills that will make you a better coworker, family member, and citizen.
2 Develop Useful Skills • Know the trends in your field. • Apply your training to your job every day. • Listen to advice and instruction. • Think through the results, and learn from experience.
3 Find a Way to Help Recognize your role in work projects and relationships, and give appropriate help.
3 Find a Wayto Help • Pay attention to those who enter your work area. • Ask questions in orderto understand the need. • Recognize your responsibility. • Direct customers to someone who can help.
4 Communicate With Others Have an open-door policy so that others can communicate their needs easily.
4 Communicate With Others • Let coworkers know your schedule. • Communicate goals, challenges, and deadlines. • Be available at specific times, and concentrate on the other person’s needs. • Check with your supervisor before doing something outside your ordinary responsibilities.
5 Serve Cheerfully Wholeheartedly tackle each part of the process.
5 Serve Cheerfully • Get moving. • Remember those who helped you in the past. • Do not complain about challenges. • Take satisfaction in a job well done. • Look for ways to share the credit.
Describe a recent opportunity to benefit others. How did habits of dependability and diligence prepare you for it? • What skills could help you in your current job? How can you develop them? • Give an example of a recent need and how someone gave appropriate help. How did he or she avoid giving inappropriate help? • How do you communicate and coordinate with supervisors and coworkers? Who sets a good example in this area? • Name an upcoming project. How can you tackle it wholeheartedly?