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The Rules of Work

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Current Scenario …

 

Some people seem to be just great at their job. They

glide efortlessly onwards and upwards through all thepolitics, the back stabbing, the system, the nonsensethat goes on. They always seem to say and do the rightthing. Everybody likes them. They get pay rises andpromotion. They get on with the boss. nd somehow,they do all these without breaking much o! a sweat or

seeming to put in e"cess efort. 

#s there something they do that we don$t% #s it a naturalability or something we could all learn%

 The answer is a most de&nite and resounding '(ES) 

 They know the *+ules o! ork*. These rules are abouthow you are seen to be doing your job - brilliantly andeciently. They are about how you appear to others -success!ul and con&dent.

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So what are rules to succeed in your

work place

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RULE 1 - WALK YOUR TALK 

/ 0et your work noticed/ 1ever stand still/ 2olunteer care!ully

/ Carve out a niche !or yoursel! / 3nder promise and over deliver/ 4now something other don$t/ 5e 677 per cent committed

/ Enjoy what you are doing/ 8evelop the right attitude/ 1ever let anyone know how

hard you work

 

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RULE 2 - KNOW THAT YOU’RE BEING JUDGED

AT ALL TIE!

/ 8ress well/ Cultivate a smile/ 1o limp &sh9develop the per!ect

handshake

/ 8evelop a style that gets younoticed

/ :ay attention to personal grooming/ 5e attractive/ 5e cool/ Speak well/ rite well

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RULE " - HA#E A $LAN

/ 4now what you want long term/ 4now what you want short term/ Study the promotion system

/ 8evelop a game plan/ Set objectives/ 4now your role/ 4now yoursel!9strengths and weaknesses

/ #denti!y key times and events/ nticipate threats/ ;ook !or opportunities

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RULE % - I& YOU 'AN’T !AY ANYTHINGNI'E-!HUT U$

/ 8on$t gossip/ 8on$t bitch/ Stand up !or others/ Compliment people

sincerely/ 5e cheer!ul and positive/ sk <uestions/ 3se =please$ and =thank

you$/ 8on$t swear/ 5e a good listener/ >nly speak sense

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RULE ( - LOOK A&TER YOUR!EL&

/ 4now the ethics o! your industry

/ 4now the legalities o! your industry

/ Set personal standards

/ 1ever cover up !or anyone else/ 4eep records

/ 4now the diference between the truth and thewhole truth

/ Cultivate your support?contacts?!riends/ 3nderstand other$s motives

/ ssume everyone else is playing by diferentrules

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RULE ) - BLEND IN

/ 4now the corporate culture/ Speak the language

/ 8ress up or down accordingly

/ 5e adaptable in your dealings with

diferent people/ 4now where to hang out, and when

/ 3nderstand the social protocols

/ 4now the rules about authority

/ 4now the rules about the ocehierarchy

/ 1ever disapprove o! others

/ 3nderstand the herd mentality

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RULE * - A'T ONE !TE$AHEAD

/ 8ress one step ahead/ Talk one step ahead/ ct one step ahead/ Think one step ahead

/ ddress corporate issues and problems/ Talk o! =we$ rather than =#$/ alk the walk/ Spend more time with senior staf 

/ 0et people to assume you havealready made the step

/ :repare !or the step a!ter ne"t

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RULE + - 'ULTI#ATE

DI$LOA'Y 

/ sk <uestions in times o! con@ict/ 8on$t take sides/ 4now when to keep your opinions to yoursel! 

/ 5e conciliatory/ 1ever lose your temper/ 1ever get personal/ 4now how to handle other people$s anger

/ Stand your ground/ 5e objective about the situation/ :ut things in perspective

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RULE , - KNOW THE !Y!TE

/ 4now all the unspoken rules o! oce li!e/ 4now what to call everyone/ 4now when to stay late and when to go early/ 4now the the!t or perks rule

/ #denti!y the people who count/ 5e on the right side o! the people who count/ 5e well up on new management techni<ues/ 4now the undercurrents and hidden agendas

/ 4now the !avourites and cultivate them/ 4now the mission statement9and understand

it

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RULE 1 - HANDLE THEO$$O!ITION

/ #denti!y the opposition

/ Study them closely

/ 8on$t back9stab

/ 4now the psychology o! promotion

/ 8on$t give too much away

/ 4eep your ear to the ground

/ Aake the opposition seem irreplaceable

/ 8on$t damn the opposition with !aint

praise/ CapitaliBe on the career enhancing

moments

/ Cultivate the !riendship and approval o!

your colleagues

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