Ephesians 6:5
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- Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. - Zig Ziglar
On Being a Good Employee
1. Be loyal. Bosses will forgive carelessness, stupidity, tardiness and the occasional temper tantrum. These can be corrected, but disloyalty is a true character flaw. You cannot—and will not—be trusted.
2. Keep the boss informed. The boss should be informed about what you are doing, where you are, whom you are talking to and why. If you must err, err on the side of overkill. Bombard the boss with bulletins, memos, and FYI’s until he or she says, “Stop.” No one had ever lost a job because they told the boss too much.
3. Embrace change, even if you do not understand it. Any boss must, as part of his or her job, instigate change. It is not your job to resist.
4. Respect the boss’s time. If you need thirty minutes with him, don’t take sixty. Better yet, take twenty.
5. Don’t tread on his turf. At least, don’t do it without permission.
6. Follow up quickly. Bosses don’t pull out a stopwatch when they give a command. But their internal clock is ticking.