Golden Rules for Career Success

Golden Rules for Career Success  - Richard Moran

• ·         Business is made up of ambiguous victories and nebulous defeats. Claim them all as victories.
• ·         Keep track of what you do; someone is sure to ask.
• ·         Be comfortable around senior managers, or learn to fake it.
• ·         Never bring your boss a problem without some solution.You are getting paid to think, not to whine.
• ·         Long hours don't mean anything; results count, not effort.
• ·         Write down ideas; they get lost, like good pens.
• ·         Always arrive at work 30 minutes before your boss.
• ·         Help other people network for jobs. You never know when your turn will come.
• ·         Don't take days off sick-unless you are.
• ·         Assume no one can/will keep a secret.
• ·         Know when you do your best - morning, night, underpressure, relaxed; schedule and prioritize your work accordingly.
• ·         Treat everyone who works in the organization with respect and dignity, whether it be the cleaner or the managing director. Don't ever be patronizing.
• ·         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?
• ·         If you get the entrepreneurial urge, visit someone who has his own business. It may cure you.
• ·         Acknowledging someone else's contribution will repay you doubly.
• ·         Career planning is an oxymoron. The most exciting opportunities tend to be unplanned.
• ·         Always choose to do what you'll remember ten years from now.
• ·         The size of your office is not as important as the size of your pay cheque.
• ·         Understand what finished work looks like and deliver your work only when it is finished.
• ·         The person who spends all of his or her time is not hard-working; he or she is boring.
• ·         Know how to write business letters-including thank-you notes as well as proposals.
• ·         Never confuse a memo with reality. Most memos from the top are political fantasy.
• ·         Eliminate guilt. Don't fiddle expenses, taxes or benefits, and don't cheat colleagues.
• ·         Reorganizations mean that someone will lose his or her job. Get on the committee that will make the recommendations.
• ·         Job security does not exist.
• ·         Always have an answer to the question, "What would I do if I lost my job tomorrow?"
• ·         Go to the company Christmas party.Don't get drunk at the company Christmas party.
• ·         Avoid working at weekends. Work longer during the week if you have to.
• ·         The most successful people in business are interesting.
• ·         Sometimes you'll be on a winning streak and everything will click; take maximum advantage. When the opposite is true, hold steady and wait it out.
• ·         Never in your life say, "It's not my job."
• ·         Be loyal to your career, your interests and yourself.
• ·         Understand the skills and abilities that set you apart.Use them whenever you have an opportunity.
• ·         People remember the end of the project. As they sayin boxing, "Always finish stronger than you start." 
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