RULE 99

Be good at your job

How we behave at work has an effect on our colleagues. We need to have standards – and stick to them. We have to be moral and decent and honest and trustworthy, of course. But here are a few other tips to help you become fantastically successful along the way.

  • Treat your job as important and do it to the very best of your ability. Don’t stand still but learn all the time; stay ahead of your industry and new developments. Put in extra hours if you must but don’t be seen to be too hard-working – a laid-back approach gains you more respect.
  • Always be on the look-out for ways to improve the lot of everyone rather than just yourself. Think in terms of ‘we’ rather than ‘I’. You are a part of a team and should fit in and ...

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