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Lead with your ears, not your mouth. Don’t become
a bore.
Leave the gallbladder surgery and sales goals for an-
other day. People want to know you have a life and
can discuss topics other than business. But certainly
they expect you to select topics appropriate for a busi-
ness social setting.
Make mama proud—mind your manners. They
should be able to dress you up—and take you out.

In short, your life after hours should not shock those you
lead 9 to 5. And even if coworkers prefer the party animal
as project leader, that may
not perpetuate the image
you want to leave with your Most of us really want to
own boss or client. People be half-understood. Not
want to know that your be- to be understood at all is
havior off the job doesn’t frustrating; to be wholly
negate the values you com- understood is humiliat-
municate on the job. ing.
As with overnight mail —Sydney Harris
delivery, scheduled airplane
departures, or your favorite
restaurant meal—in every aspect of personal or corporate
communication, consistency counts.

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