ProjectSteps

ProjectSteps: “Monday, March 09, 2009
Important Words
Important Words for the Workplace

The six most important words: ‘I admit I made a mistake’

The five most important words: ‘You did a great job.’

The four most important words: ‘What is your opinion?

The three most important words: ‘If you please’

The two most important words: ‘Thank You’

The one most important word: ‘We’

The least important word: ‘I'”

Try making yourself more interesting

Try making yourself more interesting: “Here are some tips on how to be more awesome:
Apprentice yourself to great work. Draw inspiration and learn from what others are doing.
Give side projects some front & center time. This will become your future, after all.
Focus on delicious details. Growth is about doing small things right. There are huge payoffs from tweaking small things.
Go long. We have no attention spans. But things take time. This is one to one … get into a long time horizon.
Share. Generate more value than you capture.
Ironically, it takes courage to do the things you love.”

Making a Strong Case for Going Global: A Framework for Analysis – Publications and Resources – ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership

Making a Strong Case for Going Global: A Framework for Analysis – Publications and Resources – ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership

It is critical to my job that I engage in regular professional networking.
I am constantly and actively improving my skills and experience to advance in my current company.
I am constantly and actively improving my skills and experience to advance my career.
It is critical to my job that I understand the benefit of the latest products.
It is critical to my job that I can find, understand, and implement compliance information,
It is critical to my job that I be able to find competent assistance with regulatory compliance.
It is critical to my department that I help them build their competencies.
It is critical to my job that I track global trends.
It is critical to my job that I track regional and domestic trends.
It is critical to my job that I communicate or network regularly with colleagues from around the world who do not work for my company.
It is critical to my job that I communicate or network regularly with colleagues from my region or country who do not work for my company.
It is critical that I maintain a professional competence in technology.
It is critical that I maintain a professional competence in management.
It is critical that I maintain my position as a leader in my organization.