Business is a game. If you want to win, if you want to get ahead, you must follow the rules.
If you are not playing, you are watching. If you are not creating, you are consuming. If you are not planting, you are reaping. If you are not growing, you are dying.
To stay in the game, according to Molly D. Shepard, Jane K. Stimmler, and Peter J. Dean, ‘Never allow yourself the luxury of anger, no matter how ‘hot’ the discussion gets. Instead, control your emotion so it doesn’t interfere with your message.’
‘When a boss or coworker gets angry, try not to take it personally. Instead of thinking about how you feel, put your focus on the person who is angry and try to figure out his or her motivation.’
‘If you are having a problem with a coworker, don’t let it irritate you until you get angry. Identify the problem and address it with him or her.’
‘Don’t wait for information to come to you. Get out of your office, join a conversation, and get in on the informal network ‘action.’ You never know what you’ll learn.’
‘A true leader routinely assists talented people who work with her to attain bigger jobs, sometimes even surpassing her.‘
‘Be clever in determining who really impacts on your success.’
‘When making your list of possible company mentors- don’t leave out your boss.’
‘When you know in your gut that you’ve received all possible benefit from a mentoring relationship, it’s time to move on.’
‘If your schedule and responsibilities are veering out of control, ask yourself what tasks can be delegated or rearranged to free up more time.’
‘Whenever you can, try to make things more streamlined by changing the way you do something, letting it go, or hiring someone else to do it.’
Source;
Molly D. Shepard, Jane K. Stimmler, & Peter J. Dean (2014). Breaking Into the Boys’ Club: The Complete Guide for Women to Get Ahead in Business
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