1. Work long hours – especially
nights and Saturdays.
Try to work right up to the last minute on all holidays.
2. Take on lots of challenging projects and
book them one after another, preferably
three or four in a row. Think about them
even when you are not at work—at dinner
and at 3 A.M. are good times.
3. Take just one vacation a year if you must.
But carry along professional reading and
idea books to read in your hotel room.
Remember to check your messages for phone
calls every day.
4. Read the same old stuff. If you’re into a
traditional leadership style, stay loyal to your
idols. Don’t believe anyone else has a
worthwhile idea.
5. Note how your employees seem to subvert
everything you try to do—how they seem to
like you when business is good and then turn
against you when sales are down. And how
they offer to help with events in the planning
stages, and then back off when you put up
volunteer request sign. |
6. Base your self esteem solely on your
work. Don’t seek a personal life. Your
employees need you too much.
7. Don’t spend any money on a nice office.
Why would you want to be in a
comfortable, attractive setting all day?
8. Believe you can be a winner on every
project. Whether it involves a fundraising
event, a corporate challenge, goal to increase
sales by 15% in the next quarter—bring it
all on! And remember, it there’s no progress,
it’s your fault.
9. Don’t even think about listening to relaxing
music in the car between appointments.
You’ve got calls to return on your cell phone
and an introduction to prepare for tonight’s
dinner with the mayor.
10. Live your life without friends, lovers, or
family. If you have accidentally acquired
a family, ignore them. If you are alone, keep
on searching for Ms. or Mr. Right – even if
it takes a lifetime. Never settle for the
merely human. |
