| Achieving career success is not an exact
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| | against the culture of organizations.
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| process. Nevertheless, there are common
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| | 4. Job Tip: The organization will never
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| sense rules that winners follow to
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| | be a perfect universe.
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| achieve their career goals.
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| | Organizations are no better or worse than
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| Here are six of those real-world career
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| | the people who inhabit them. The
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| guidelines that are critical to
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| | organization will do things of which you
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| developing and executing a successful
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| | do not approve; it will make mistakes.
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| career path.
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| | So, don't enter the organization with a
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| 1. Job Tip: Do not hire anyone you can't
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| | missionary zeal to purify the structure,
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| fire, unless you are under the harshest
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| | its purposes and those who make it up.
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| kind of pressure you can resist.
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| | Focus your attention on making your best
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| When you hire a new employee, hopes are
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| | efforts to move yourself toward your
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| high that the relationship will work out
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| | goals and those of the organization.
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| to everyone's benefit, even if it's a
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| | If, after time, you find that you cannot
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| shotgun wedding. However, the wise
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| | achieve these objectives, you have two
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| manager will take care to avoid a
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| | choices. Compromise your standards or
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| position where he can't dismiss that
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| | leave. That is the way it is.
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| person if things don't work out.
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| | 5. Job Tip: Don't expect your comrades to
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| This means resisting situations where
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| | support you to the bitter end if you are
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| employment is based on any reason other
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| | in serious conflict with the
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| than the needs of the company and the
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| | organization.
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| particular worth and "fit" of the person
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| | If you and your associates are in a
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| being recruited.
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| | knock-down-drag-out squabble with the
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| When possible run for cover when you are
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| | organization, be very cautious if your
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| being pressured by a friend to hire his
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| | associates say, "We'll hold your coat,
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| friend. Especially try to duck the bullet
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| | Charlie; you go fight 'em." Or the
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| when the "do hire" message comes on a
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| | corollary to that, "If you get fired,
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| personal basis from the boss.
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| | Charlie, we will leave with you."
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| In the real world there may be no
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| | That all sounds fine in the heat of the
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| escaping. If that is the case, protect
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| | moment. But if it comes to actual
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| yourself from the start. Have a clear
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| | conflict, most people shy away and begin
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| understanding with all concerned of the
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| | thinking more about job security and
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| basis on which you are acting. Insist
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| | house payments than they do loyalty to
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| that everyone understands that so long as
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| | the cause you once shared.
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| you are held responsible for the results
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| | 6. Job Tip: Most people are waiting for
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| of your department you have the absolute
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| | something to happen. For one reason or
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| right to hire and fire. You should insist
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| | another, the majority of people spend
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| on being let off the hook if that right
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| | most of their careers waiting for the
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| is denied.
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| | spark to light. They want someone to
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| Be sure to document the performance of
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| | come along and tell them what to do.
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| the offspring of the shotgun wedding.
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| | They want to wake up some morning
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| You need facts, whether he or she is a
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| | motivated to achieve success.
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| raging success or a total disaster.
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| | On the other hand, a few people are
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| 2. Job Tip: The only reality in any
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| | impatient. They are chomping at the bit
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| organization is individual perceptions of
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| | to shape their world. They win big or
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| the information that is available.
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| | lose big in the process, but they get to
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| Therefore, "reality" is what those in
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| | choose the game and set the stakes.
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| power say it is. Learn to live with it.
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| | Meanwhile, those who wait for career
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| 3. Job Tip: The very attributes that make
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| | success are dancing to someone else's
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| for a successful career - independence of
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| | music.
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| thought, ambition, assertiveness - go
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