The Rules of Work: Part 5
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1. Know the ethics of your industry. Is your industry a good thing or a bad thing? Does it hurt or heal?
2. Know the legalities of your industry. To be a rules player you have to be cleaner than clean.
3. Set personal standards. We must endeavor to be the very, very best we can at all times.
4. Never lie. You are allowed to talk up your qualities or skills or expertise- just don’t actually tell a lie.
5. Never cover up foe anyone else. If you do decide to cover for others, it complicates your life so much that it can’t really be worth it.
6. Keep records. If it is in writing, it makes your job so much simpler, so much easier.
7. Know the difference between the truth and the whole truth. There may be ruthlessness going on around you, but you don’t have to participate.
8. Cultivate your support or contacts or friends. Playing it straight is such an unusual thing that they will have no defense against it, no protection.
9. Date with caution. Of course, you can’t be sure the relationship will last for ever, but if it doesn’t have a chance, steer clear.
10. Understand others’ motives. Anybody whose motives are need and fear and greed should be treated carefully.
11. Assume everyone else is playing by different rules. The rule book you now have must remain a secret. If you reveal your rules, you have broken the rules.
12. Keep the faith. If no one is flying the flag for decency, that’s the last chance gone.
13. Put things in perspective. You have to learn to switch off, relax, not take it so seriously, enjoy it more, put things into perspective.
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