Page 243 - Roy W. Rice - CEO Material How to Be a Leader in Any Organization-McGraw-Hill (2009)

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■ Create a financial statement for yourself.
■ Go to a seminar.
■ Improve your telephone technique.
■ Improve your e-mail technique.
■ Give this book to a friend (send it to me first; I’ll autograph it).
■ Switch jobs for a day with a willing colleague.
■ Shadow someone doing his or her job.
■ Conduct an information interview in an area of interest.
■ Drive a different way to work.
■ Bike, take a bus, or carpool to work.
■ Use different restrooms at the office to get you in a different area.
■ Read a magazine from a totally different perspective (e.g., men
read Cosmopolitan; women read Men’s Health).
■ Count the number of smiles you see on others today versus the
number of people you see.
■ Give your business card to everyone today.
■ Write up your dream job description so that you’ll have
something to aim for and compare against.
■ Talk to your parents about their career successes and setbacks.
■ Talk to your kids about career dreams.
■ Take your parents to your work.
■ Take your children to your work.
■ Get an ergonomic chair.
■ Write down 10 things you love about your job.
■ Write down 10 things you’re grateful about in life.
■ Negotiate something.
■ Go on a golf outing (or other sport) with a customer/colleague.
■ Consult.
■ Save for 6 months of personal overhead in case you lose
your job.
■ Travel to a foreign country.
■ Get an intern.
■ Recruit.
■ Be on a company sports team.
■ Organize a going-away party for a colleague.
■ Sponsor a charity drive.