Saturday, June 03, 2006

Live lessons

From my dean Robert F. Bruner

Your success going forward will rely on your attention to these attributes?

  • Total integrity: Business people are severely tested in their capacity for truth-telling, trust-building and social awareness. You are your own brand. What brand reputation do you want?
  • Work ethic. Hard workers are the first hired and the last fired. Thomas Jefferson said, "I believe in luch, and I find that the harder I work, the more of it I have."
  • Sensible risk taking: Take risk, but be sensible. Go where the competition is not: you won't create a lot of wealth in highly competitive markets. Borrow sparingly; but what you need (not what you want); save.
  • Learning. Continue to invest in your intellectual capital. Job security is associated with keeping your human capital near the forefront of your chosen field.
  • Joy. All weather people bring to their work a spark and energy that carries them through good times and bad.
(List is not comprehensive)

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