{"id":279,"date":"2017-05-30T19:22:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2017-05-30T19:22:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:22:17","slug":"why-do-we-work-so-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/why-do-we-work-so-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We Work So Differently?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fotolia_155950791_XS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-280 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fotolia_155950791_XS-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fotolia_155950791_XS-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fotolia_155950791_XS.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you type \u201csuccessful work habits\u201d in any search engine, you\u2019ll find numerous articles on what habits we should develop if we want to be successful. So why can\u2019t everyone just understand and foster those habits? It\u2019s not quite so easy. There are some habits ingrained in our personalities because of various factors. Consider the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>. How old we are dictates subtle differences in work habits. Consider the following. 60% of people 55 years old and older prefer to meet face to face. Of those 24 \u2013 35 years of age, only 35% prefer to meet in person. When asked if they should be promoted every 2-3 years if they\u2019re doing a good job, 43% of those 55 and older agreed, while 61% of 25-34 year old agreed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Culture<\/strong>. Values and beliefs are part of our national culture. Some people may not even be aware of these values and beliefs until challenged by others. Different values lead to different behavior. It\u2019s important to learn these differences in order to work with people from other cultures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Experience<\/strong>. The more experience we have, the more problems we\u2019ve encountered. We believe we know what works, and what doesn\u2019t work. Those with less experience however, are willing to try new ideas. Sometimes we clash over those ideas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geographic location<\/strong>. Sometimes our culture and our location work together to influence our work habits. You can even see the difference in the continental U.S. Very often Californians are at work early in the morning \u2013 as early as 6 a.m. They work with colleagues on the east coast who are sending email and conducting meetings on our side of the country. Consequently, they\u2019re gone from the office by 3 pm their time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Considering all of the complexities of a team, if we can create some common ground rules for everyone, we can help building trust and commitment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you type \u201csuccessful work habits\u201d in any search engine, you\u2019ll find numerous articles on what habits we should develop if we want to be successful. So why can\u2019t everyone just understand and foster those habits? It\u2019s not quite so easy. There are some habits ingrained in our personalities because of various factors. Consider the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,2,6,3,7,8],"tags":[32,31,33,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}