ASSISTANTS: BE A TEAM PLAYER!

Communication, including active listening, builds camaraderie in the workplace. Be sure to speak up when you have ideas or concerns and listen to your coworkers to create a respectful team environment.

Everyone has a role, and each role is vital to a successful workspace. Audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants understand your team’s skill set, scope of work, and thinking styles. Regardless of your role, bring positivity to your work and watch it spread across the team.

Audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants engage your co-workers by looking at the skills of everyone on your team. When everyone feels valued people are better at sharing ideas and creativity increases. Plus, when teams start with good intentions, they accept responsibilities as individuals and as a group—that includes successes and mistakes!

Support is essential in a happy and productive workplace. No matter your title, supporting one another and giving each other honest feedback and guidance makes for a happy workplace. Offering to help a colleague out of a challenging situation can help you build trust and may even allow them to see you in a new light.

Collaboration is the key to success. The more you collaborate and the more you communicate, the more you can achieve together. Audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants get into the habit of asking, “How can I help?” even if this means taking on tough jobs. This small act can go a long way in building a collaborative environment.