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Learn the rules that will help you avoid mistakes and keep your career on track, from a veteran corporate manager and University of Texas McCombs School of Business faculty member.
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Michael Hasler Lecturer, UT Austin McCombs School of Business 20+ Years in leadership at Applied Materials, General Motors, & Nissan http://www.today.mccombs.utexas.edu/
YOU HAVE A NEW JOB. CONGRATULATIONS!
DON’T BLOW IT.
§ Our source: Mike Hasler § UT Austin McCombs School of Business, operations management
lecturer
§ More than 20 years as an executive at General Motors, Nissan, and Applied Materials
§ Helped create Applied Materials’ Leadership Development Program
§ Ph.D. in Human Resource Development
§ “I created these rules after making the mistakes myself.”
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FOLLOW THESE RULES, KEEP YOUR CAREER ON TRACK
§ Know your manager’s assistant by name. He or she is the gatekeeper.
§ Never think of yourself as superior.
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§ Respect personal boundaries. § At some point you will work for someone who was previously a peer. Don’t overstep your friendship or put your boss in a position of having to defend your friendship.
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§ Business requires confidentiality. § Starting a sentence with, “Don’t tell anyone, but …” should sound your internal alarm to keep quiet.
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§ List action items and deadlines up front or in the subject line, not buried in a rambling message.
§ Avoid “Reply to All.”
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§ You’ll be happier and more successful in an organization that fits you best, even if you start at a lower salary.
§ Don’t be surprised if it takes a few tries to discover what you like.
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§ If you’re habitually late, you will lose credibility.
§ Make punctuality a priority now. It’s more difficult to break a bad habit later in your career.
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§ Applied Materials chairman emeritus Jim Morgan’s philosophy as a manager: § Good news is no news. In other words, it shouldn’t be news that things
are going well. § No news is bad news. That means the manager is in the dark. § Bad news is good news. The problem has been identified and now we
can fix it.
§ Make sure the boss doesn’t hear your bad news from
someone else first. Never let your boss be blindsided.
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§ Bad news should be followed by solutions. § Unloading your problem on your boss’s shoulders doesn’t help him or her solve it.
§ Think of multiple options and your recommended course of action before you go in.
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§ Back up your position with data, not random opinions.
§ If the data goes against your intuition, don’t ignore it. Gather additional or different data.
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§ Try to work for someone who develops and promotes staff.
§ As a manager, be the person people want to work for because they know they will be developed.
§ Train your own replacement so that your department can promote you without suffering.
§ Be an expert, the go-to person, at something, especially early
in your career.
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§ Don’t ever be that person who goes too far. Know your drink limit, and never exceed it with business colleagues.
§ Your reputation is always on the line.
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§ A lot of people work hard and get good results.
§ Learn about other departments and companies. Be the person your boss turns to for information.
§ Participate in company charity events, volunteer for committees. Be known. But be genuine.
§ “Successful networking is not how many people you know, it’s how
many people know you.” --John Daly, communications and management professor, University of Texas at Austin
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§ Say “Good morning” to everyone.
§ Write hand-written notes of congratulations, appreciation, and condolences.
§ You will meet thousands of miserable people in your career. Don’t be one of them.
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GOOD LUCK OUT THERE. YOU’LL BE GREAT.
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