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 howthey 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 yourwork. 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. |
