Almost all
of us could do one thing or the other of the works which are being done in some
of the industry sectors, but we do those things whenever we want, whichever way
we want and with whatever we choose. So, we always have that convenience;
whenever, whichever and whatever. However, when it comes to professionalism,
the 3 ‘’Ws’’ no longer take the centre stage because not only are we relating
and dealing with others in the industry with set time and standard of work, we
are also establishing and improving ourselves professionally.
About 3
years ago, I took a formal lecture on professionalism when I attended a Political
Shadowing Scheme targeted at the BME. One of the topics of lecture was the Nolan
Principle which is the professional standard for those in public service. See
Fig 1 below.
Fig. 1
Looking at the
Principles in Fig 1 above, most of us, if not all, will agree that these are
reasonable and desirable but human relational examples have shown that except
there is a conscious adherence to the Principles, the temptations of convenience
as noted in the first paragraph, the 3 ‘’Ws’’ could make the most talented
person the worst to deal with.
Would anyone
of us be happy if we hire the most talented performer say for a wedding and
he/she arrived after all the guests were gone?
My industry
of focus is the Animation sector of the Creative industry and the Disney’s Nine
Old Men have been widely regarded to be very professional, thereby setting the
pace and somehow the standard in the industry among others. So, it’s no
surprise that James Chiang, in his write up titled Professionalism: Art,
Animation & Film Analysis on www.animatedspirit.com (10 November 2015) made mention of
these men. He noted ‘’Besides their
immense talent and creative contribution, what marked their prominence was that
they always delivered, making them the trusted cornerstones upon which Walt
Disney could reliably build his empire’’
Fig. 2
The Creative
Industry is a fast pace sector and it mostly involve many people working on the
same project as part of a team. So, a failure from one person could affect the
whole process and workflow. Reliability is very important.
James went
on to list the qualities of professionalism which, like I mentioned earlier,
anyone of us will reasonably think about and desire, but it must go beyond
thinking about and desiring them to consciously turn them into everyday
lifestyle. The following are listed;
1. Meet deadlines
consistently
2. Accountable
3. Readily
available and always communicable
4. Leave a
trail of astuteness and clarity so others could follow in case of 5 unexpected
emergency
5. Meet a
‘’higher than usual’’ standard of quality
6. Respectful
of the process and the people regardless of relative title, position or
authority
These
qualities are also represented in the chart of Chegg Study as noted below
Fig. 3
In
conclusion, professionalism is adherence to industry standard covering skills
and deliverables but most importantly, the human interactive and relational
ethics and values.
Samuel
Oludare Yerokun
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