Chapter 100. Be a Diplomat for the Company
“Diplomacy—the art of getting people to do it your way.” | ||
| --Anonymous | ||
I hope you don’t have to “kiss butts” to be a diplomat for your company, but diplomat you should be. The company you work for will drive you crazy at times, and at others please you to no end. If you can stay away from the politics and backbiting that goes on in any organization, you’ll be doing fine. Accept that every company has bad aspects and good aspects. Focus on the good aspects and be incredibly proud that they had the good sense to employ one of the best managers in the business—you.
Speak highly of your company wherever you go and in whatever you do. This will get back to the head office and make you even more proud, because ...
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