This document provides tips for practicing professionalism and etiquette in the workplace. It discusses the importance of:
- Being punctual and keeping appointments
- Shaking hands firmly and making eye contact when greeting others
- Saying "please" and "thank you" in interactions
- Returning phone calls promptly and focusing fully when listening to others
- Maintaining good posture and grooming habits
- Praising subordinates publicly and providing constructive criticism privately
- Avoiding gossip or negative discussions with coworkers
Overall, the document emphasizes displaying confidence, respect, and positivity in professional interactions.
4. To do 1
Practice punctuality. Be on time. In fact, strive to be
ahead of schedule. Idea: Bring a "to read" file with
you to meetings so that, while you're waiting for
people to arrive, you can stay productive.
Army man way Yes in INDIA!
5. Now Tomorrow
Slow but Sure Fast and Sure
Very Real Very virtual
A job for life (Career) A life full of jobs (Project)
Accountants Rule Innovators Rule
Tangible Assets Intangible Assets
Plodding towards success Failing their way to success
Learn Remember Unlearn. Forget
Honor..Cherish DishonorReinvent
Paper Silicon
Employees Talent
Ninety Percent is of all drudge
work
Microprocessors do most drudge
work
6. Now Tomorrow
Technology Helps link part of an
organization
The network is the organization
We sell rigorously engineered
great products
We sell information enabled
awesome experiences
Men in suit Women in charge
Product & Services Experiences & Solutions
Satisfied customer Partner in marketing
Surprised Stunned
Selling to customers Tempting customers
Transaction Relationship
Women are a Specialty Market Women are the market
Retirement Rejuvenation
Earning Power Spending Power
7. Now Tomorrow
A job A performance
Forgettable Memorable
A bureaucratic task A signature piece
Acceptable work Mastery of Craft
Hierarchy reigns Talent Rules
Risk averse Venturesome
Know your place Do your things
Wait Act
Follow the rules Selectively break the rules
Make new rules
Barriers Opportunities
Top down leadership Tap the grassroots leadership
8. Now Tomorrow
Planning, planning, planning Planning, execution,
execution..
Issuing orders Finding heroes
Micro- managing dramatizing demos
Resigned to Life Ready to change the world
I was assigned to this task I volunteered for this task
Cubicle slaves Free agents
Do what youre told Do what you excel at
People are important People are everything
Hire to fill a position Hire to position a company for
greatness
Training is a department Training is obsession
Secured job with potential for
growth
A great place to work
9. Now Tomorrow
Competition Cooperation
Issuing Orders Asking questions
Yes, Sir Thank you
Management Empowerment
Information: Need to know Information : Want to Share
Standards Creativity
Obedience as key virtue Initiative as key virtue
Math and English dominate Art and music thrive
Maximize revenues by focusing
on a few big customers
Maximize innovation by seeking
out strange small customers
Analyze the customer Ally with the customer
Slow and steady Fast and faster
10. Now Tomorrow
Competition Cooperation
Issuing Orders Asking questions
Yes, Sir Thank you
Management Empowerment
Information: Need to know Information : Want to Share
Standards Creativity
Obedience as key virtue Initiative as key virtue
Math and English dominate Art and music thrive
Maximize revenues by focusing
on a few big customers
Maximize innovation by seeking
out strange small customers
Analyze the customer Ally with the customer
Slow and steady Fast and faster
11. To Do 2
Shake hands like you mean it. Avoid wimpy
handshakes. What kind of message does that send?
Instead, grasp the other person's hand firmly;
interlocking thumbs and giving a slight squeeze
that says, "I'm confident. I'm glad to meet you."
13. To Do 4
Say "please" and "thank you." You would not
believe how often business people including
seasoned assistants forget these time-honored
words of respect!
14. To Do 5
Return phone calls promptly. It matters! What's
more, answer the phone when you are in the
office, even if you are swamped with work.
(You'd be amazed how many assistants allow calls
to go to voice mail a no-no.) Make the best
impression by being there when people need you
or someone you support.
15. To Do 6
Stay focused when listening to others.
Look at THEM!!!
Contrary to popular practice, it is not OK to check
e-mail while you are on the phone. What may
seem like multi-tasking to some can seem rude or
inattentive to others.
16. To Do 7
Walk with poise. Ever see pictures of '50s women
walking with books on their heads? You do not
have to go to that extreme. Simply carry yourself
well as you walk with shoulders back, head up
and a smile on your face, of course.
17. To Do 8
Practice good grooming. Strive to ensure that your
overall "image package" hair, clothing, shoes,
accessories and make-up says to others:
"I'm happy with myself."
" I'm attractive and enthusiastic about life and the
work I do."
18. To Do 9
Have a eye for detailing
Octroi Officer
19. Do NOT Do 1
Talk or laugh loudly. This is especially true when
you're using a cell phone or addressing a personal
issue. Discretion, and a lower tone of voice, is
usually best.
20. Do NOT Do 2
Cry in front of others. The crying, emotionally
frustrated professional woman is one of the worst
negative stereotypes in business today. If you feel
the need to show emotion, step away, manage
your feelings and then return to the situation with
composure and more confidence.
Girls Understand this First!
21. Do NOT Do 3
Barge into someone's workspace. Knock first. Ask if
it's a good time to talk. If not, agree on a better
time and leave. Avoid hovering, which can
hamper privacy and productivity.
22. Do NOT Do 4
Allow discontent to spread. Positive attitudes not
negative ones keep morale high and help friends
work better together. So be sure to limit negative
talk to the best of your ability either by opting
not to participate or stating, "I think it's best if we
don't discuss that."
23. Do NOT Do 5
Satisfied Underperformance
The greatest danger
for most of us
is not that our aim is
too high
and we miss it,
but that it is
too low
and we reach it.
Pranav Mistry
24. Do Not Do 6
Try to Clever and underestimate others
A Story of Troubling Son
25. Law 1
Make others around you look good!
Remember the only thing that walk back after they
cremate you or bury you is your character.
Make others around you look better
27. Law 2
Praise in Public and Shout in private
Makes your subordinates feel happy and proud to
work for you!
Dr. Kalam and Dr. Sarabhai
28. Law 3
Never be caught doing things your mother would not
approve
Do right things. Your own, your parents and your
college, your friends reputation depends on it
30. Your performance Yardstick
Rule 1.
Don't expect anything - like someone to always tell
you what to do!
You have to plot strategy, take decisions, you have
to be self motivated and should know how to work
without supervision.
31. Rule 2
Fix what you can, dont sweat what you cant
If you have the ability to make something better
at work, to clear up a misunderstanding, make
a decision, or recommend a better process,
then do it. If you don't have the ability to
change it, simply let it be.
32. Some people look for things that went
wrong and try to fix them. I look for
things that went right, and try to build
off them.
Bob Stone, Direct Marketer
33. Rule 3
Everyone wants to do a good job
Really! People don't set out to get it wrong, or
miss the mark. They act on what they know,
and what they actually heard of the directions.
Check if they understood you in the first place
34. Remember !
THE PROBLEM IS RARELY/NEVER THE
PROBLEM.
THE RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM
INVARIABLY ENDS UP BEING THE REAL
PROBLEM
35. Rule 4
Let your head drive business, and your heart
guide your head
Use your brains, it is what got you to the job you
are in, but always pay attention to your gut, if
something doesn't feel right, it is worth digging
into, and if it feels good, go with it!
36. Rule 5
Dont take work or yourself too seriously
There will be times when things go wrong, when
work piles up or needs to be re-done, and stuff
happens. So why not enjoy it anyway?
37. Invention is mother of Necessity?
Contrast to the conventional wisdom, major
historical inventions were not invented to
fulfill a pressing need
but
instead were developed by tinkerers and
hobbyists who developed their inventions due
to their curiosity rather than with regards to
necessity
38. Illustration
At the time the automobile was invented, horses had
been accommodating peoples land transport need for
thousands of years, and railroads for several decades.
There was no sudden shortage of horses or
dissatisfaction with railway