About Professionalism

 What is professionalism?

Much is spoken about behaving an essential trait both in business and society. It is that quality which drives a person's appearance, personal and professional interactions, and which provides others with a first impression.                    Most people can actively recognise professionalism or the lack of in it others, but find it extremely difficult to define it, when considering their own behavior.

                 The word professionalism is associated with being professional in terms of exhibiting an outcome that a particular profession demands. A person can be associated with any profession. But he would not be termed as professional  till the time he demonstrates the standerd of highest degree that a particular profession requires. Knowledge, exhibition , demonstration of professional capabilities and the experience which people drive form such professionals gets reflected in inform the of professionalism.

             You remove the word professionalism and what you have is an experience that in no no way reflex the intricacies associated with a profession.

             Every profession has its standard and the people who are comply with such standards are called professionals. It is the display of professional capabilities that constitutep and give true meaning to a particular profession.

           There would be different meaning for this particular what 'PROFESSION' but each is true in its one sentence but that what they miss is an experience.

             The experience that one get when one deals with the professional vis-a-vis normal person. It is in this experience lies the true essence of professionalism.

               Let's look at more deeply and see what exactly professionalism is and how it provides and experience of its one.

A patient goes to a doctor:

1. The doctor without hearing anything asks the patient to get admitted to his hospital.
2. He talk of everything but ailment.
3. Readers 10 different tests and keeps the patient's clueless.
4. He is non-approachable and always busy is one thing or other.
5. He charges a hefty free and puts huge medical charges.
6. Hi does cure the patient but the satisfaction was missing.

          Now this unhappy patient experiences the same problems again. Instead of his previous doctor he goes to a new , well known, and a renowned doctor:

1. The doctor genuinely hears the problems faced by the patient.
2. He asks the patient to get admitted so that he can keep him under his supervision.
3. He starts the medication and at each step the patient about the situation.
4. He is available at all times and takes proper interest in the patient.
5. When the patient gets cured the doctor charges him the right amount justifying each part involved in the treatment.
6. While leaving the doctor gives his number to the patient and asks him to call in case of any associated problem.

You wou find a difference in approach taken by the two doctor:

1. The way they diagnose
2. The way they listen
3. The way they treat
4. The way charge etc.

The difference in approach reflects in the from of experience and it is this experience that separates the professionals from the novices and provides true meaning to the word professionalism.

 The second doctor demonstrated the professionalism in its trust from.

 

 The reason you respect people of certain professions is only because of their demonstration of professionalism.

Remove professionalism and all you are left with is nothing but a normal experience that you can get form anywhere.