Role models are supposed to help children, teens and younger adults to see how they should behave and react to different situations within their personal lives and within their professional lives. Role models truly set an example when they do not allow trials and difficulties to affect them. In the workplace environment, and especially within high hazard companies, role models can be the strong and solid individuals upon which everyone else leans or supports. This is because individuals who do not allow difficult situations to get to them are truly the most valuable employee in your organization.
Workplace drug testing laws require that high hazard industries take precautions when hiring or dealing with employees, and this means that many employees in many companies absolutely must be tested for both drugs and alcohol on a regular basis. However, this is when things can become somewhat problematic. For example, if many employees dislike this and openly complain about it, then this can cause discontent and disruptions within employees who were previously just neutral about it. After that, the problem can spread and become worse over time. However, if a role model to whom everyone looks for guidance does not have a problem with it, this can calm things down in no time. The key then is to find which people are role models within your company. This is important because if you can affect one person who is influential, then you can affect many more people by default. This is the way to do good business.
If you yourself are a role model, then step up. Avoid telling people what to do unless they specifically ask you, and otherwise behave in such a manner that if anyone is watching, they will have a good example of how to act after that. In other words, be aware that you are being watched, but do not give away that you know about it. Mediscreen provides high quality onsite drug and alcohol screening to businesses throughout Australia, and our goal is to spread good role models of businesses and people through our awesome country. Call Mediscreen today: (+61) 1300 79 70 40.
