Page 239 - Roy W. Rice - CEO Material How to Be a Leader in Any Organization-McGraw-Hill (2009)

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■ Take your boss to lunch.
■ Take your competitor to lunch.
■ Take a foe to lunch.
■ Repeat your favorite 10 on this list.
■ Go to the company Christmas party or picnic.
■ Innovate; come up with an idea.
■ Enthusiastically go with the ebb and flow of an emotional boss.
■ Deliver a result.
■ Be engaging.
■ Give eye contact.
■ Have your hearing tested.
■ Butt heads without being a butthead.
■ Stop whining.
■ Self-start something.
■ Infuse others with passion.
■ Don’t be flashy.
■ Don’t have your clothes be more interesting than you are.
■ Join a professional organization.
■ Step forward.
■ Treat others as “adequate.”
■ Maintain someone’s self-esteem.
■ Rehearse out loud what you’re going to say in a meeting before
you say it.
■ Role-play an exchange.
■ Breathe like a yogi.
■ Thank someone.
■ Praise someone through a third party.
■ Volunteer.
■ Get your desk, files, or car organized.
■ Set priorities.
■ Use a “pass the salt” tone of voice.
■ Use a mnemonic device to keep on track.
■ Seek affinity.
■ Professionally alter your clothes to fit your current weight.
■ Don’t read others’ body language unless you ask to verify.
■ Don’t assume, ask.