It's hard to say which would be more discouraging: drifting from job to job
because you're always the first to be laid off, or laboring in monotonous
obscurity at the same job. The first results from not doing what you are
told to do, the second from doing only what you are told to do. You can "get
by" for a time following either approach, but you will never get ahead.
Personal initiative is more important in today's enlightened, high-tech
workplace than it was during the Industrial Age, when the ability to follow
orders was a critical skill. As technology makes many supervisory functions
obsolete, every one of us is expected to do more with less, determine what
needs to be done, and do it. Don't wait to be told. Know your company and
your job so well that you can anticipate what needs to be done-then do it!
Stop explaining and start doing!
because you're always the first to be laid off, or laboring in monotonous
obscurity at the same job. The first results from not doing what you are
told to do, the second from doing only what you are told to do. You can "get
by" for a time following either approach, but you will never get ahead.
Personal initiative is more important in today's enlightened, high-tech
workplace than it was during the Industrial Age, when the ability to follow
orders was a critical skill. As technology makes many supervisory functions
obsolete, every one of us is expected to do more with less, determine what
needs to be done, and do it. Don't wait to be told. Know your company and
your job so well that you can anticipate what needs to be done-then do it!
Stop explaining and start doing!
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