RULE 107
Be a diplomat for the company
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 mad at times, and at others please you 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 bits and good bits. Focus on the good bits 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 head office and make you even more proud, because nothing generates pride better than being proud (the opposite of a vicious circle – ...
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