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Exceed expectations
Assist others as part of your job Remember that others are depending on you Find your inner motivation
[Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEAentrepreneur high on work ethics and commitment, used fathers reward for succeeding in studies when he was seventeen]
Managing Stress
Remove yourself for sometime fro m stressful activities Use stress to your advantage Eat a snack Get enough sleep ( avoid sleep debt ala debt trap!) Engage in some physical activity Use your support network
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riate lighting
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appropriate image
Taking Advantage of Professional Opportunities Keep your career goals in mind Look for high-visibility opportunities
Earning Recognition
Communicate about all your accomplishments
Networking Professionally
Network before it is necessary
Look for networking opportunities Distribute and collect business cards Prepare to converse Follow up with people you meet Stay in touch
Socializing professionally
Keep your guard up
For Individuals -> Understanding Who am I ? what feelings and intuitions come into conflict in a situation? Which values are most deeply rooted in my life? What combinations of expediency and shrewdness, coupled with imagination and boldness, helps me communicate and implement my personal understanding of wht is right ?
Have I done all I can to secure my position and the strength of the organisation ?
Have I thought creatively and boldly communicated my thoughts about the role of my organisation in society and its relationship with its stakeholders ? What combinations of shrewdness, creativity and tenacity will help me choose and communicate convincingly my vision and transform this into a reality ?
Case of Steve Lewis: a)clear about wanting to make a career in Investment Banking and become a Partner in the firm; b) wants to earn this position on merit c)Was willing to put up with the long and arduous work of a first year analyst to meet his larger career goals d) His Background: African-American
Issue : Steve Lewis-job in an investment banking firm in Manhattan Asked one day if he could fly to St.Loius, Missouri, eastern part of the US, in two days to help with a presentation to an important prospective client, a state treasurer who wants to see at least one black professional at the meeting or else no chance of being considered for the business deal , a)What should Steve Lewis communicate to his boss?
an episode when his parents booked a reservation in a restaurant that did not serve blacks When they arrived the hostess told them there had been a mistake..the reservation was lost and they could not be seated What does the mother do?..
makes a new reservation in her maiden name( his father was a famous athlete whose name was widely recognised)..hostess books and is compelled to give a seat when they arrive Niccolo Machiavelli( ethical pragmatist),Idealism untempered by realism often does little to improve the world
Face Vase
In this illusion the figure and the ground are reversible in all ways