Ambiguous Victories<\/b><\/p>\n
1. Business is made up of ambiguous victories and nebulous defeats. Claim them all as victories.<\/p>\n
2. Keep track of what you do; someone is sure to ask.<\/p>\n
3. Be comfortable around senior managers, or learn to fake it.<\/p>\n
4. Never bring your boss a problem without some solution. You are getting paid to think, not to whine.<\/p>\n
5. Long hours don\u2019t mean anything; results count, not effort.<\/p>\n
6. Write down ideas; they get lost, like good pens.<\/p>\n
7. Always arrive at work 30 minutes before your boss.<\/p>\n
8. Be sure to sit at the conference table\u2014never by the wall.<\/p>\n
9. Help other people network for jobs. What goes around comes around.<\/p>\n
10. Don\u2019t take sick days\u2014unless you are.<\/p>\n
11. Assume no one can\/will keep a secret.<\/p>\n
12. Know when you do your best\u2014morning, night, under pressure, relaxed; schedule and prioritize your work accordingly.<\/p>\n
13. Treat everyone in the organization with respect and dignity, whether it be the janitor or the president. Don\u2019t ever be patronizing.<\/p>\n
14. When you get the entrepreneurial urge, visit someone who has his own business. It may cure you.<\/p>\n
15. Never appear stressed in front of a client, a customer or your boss. Take a deep breath and ask yourself: in the course of human events, how important is this?<\/p>\n
16. Recognizing someone else\u2019s contribution will repay you doubly.<\/p>\n
17. Career planning is an oxymoron. The most exciting opportunities tend to be unplanned.<\/p>\n
18. Always choose to do what you\u2019ll remember ten years from now.<\/p>\n
19. The size of your office is not as important as the size of your paycheck.<\/p>\n
20. Understand what finished work looks like and deliver your work only when it is finished.<\/p>\n
21. The person who spends all of his or her time at work is not hard-working; he or she is boring.<\/p>\n
22. Know how to write business letters\u2014including thank-you notes as well as proposals.<\/p>\n
23. Never confuse a memo with reality. Most memos from the top are political fantasy.<\/p>\n
24. Eliminate guilt. Don\u2019t cheat on expense reports, taxes, benefits or your colleagues.<\/p>\n
25. Reorganizations mean that someone will lose his or her job. Get on the task force that will make the recommendations.<\/p>\n
26. Job security does not exist.<\/p>\n
27. Children are a source of truth and ideas. The best icebreaker to use in intense meetings is one I heard from a six-year-old: \u201cRaise your hand who\u2019s mad.\u201d<\/p>\n
28. Always have an answer to the question \u201cWhat would I do if I lost my job tomorrow?\u201d<\/p>\n
29. Go to the company holiday party.<\/p>\n
30. Don\u2019t get drunk at the company holiday party.<\/p>\n
31. Avoid working on the weekends. Work longer during the week if you have to.<\/p>\n
32. The most successful people in business are interesting.<\/p>\n
33. Sometimes you\u2019ll be on a roll and everything will click; take maximum advantage. When the opposite is true, hold steady and wait it out.<\/p>\n
34. Never in your life say, \u201cIt\u2019s not my job.\u201d<\/p>\n
35. Be loyal to your career, your interests and yourself.<\/p>\n
36. Understand the skills and abilities that set you apart. Whenever you have an opportunity, use them.<\/p>\n
37. People remember the end of the project. As they say in boxing, \u201cAlways finish stronger than you start.<\/p>\n
Richard A. Moran, Never Confuse a Memo With Reality, (New York: Harpercollins Publ., Inc., 1994), Reader\u2019s Digest, October, 1993, pp. 112-114.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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