Throughout my professional career, I have had the opportunity to work with & learn from quite a few people. I have quickly come to learn that I am not through learning. Although I have been in the work world for 40+ years, I still continue to learn from others. One of my mentors was the Vice-President of Finance at Ray's Restaurants, which is no longer in business. This was one of my first full-time jobs & I certainly had much to learn. I still carry today 3 important philosophies from him:
When he asked you why something did not get done, he did not want to hear "Its not my job."
Once you learned that response would not work, you learned quickly the 2nd response he did not want to...