How to be a star at work
nine breakthrough strategies you need to succeed
by Robert Earl Kelley · first published 1998
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…book doesn't systematically examine the differences between winners and losers, drop it and walk away. Sentence by sentence, it's making you dumber. So forget In Search of Excellence. Try books like How To Be a Star at Work, which is based on a pretty rigorous study of employee productivity.
on “Business Advice Plagued by Survivor Bias” ↗…another's time. I had blogged about how to ask an expert for help in http://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2007/12/12/how-to-ask-an-expert... and suggested a couple more depending upon context. Robert Kelley in "How to Be a Star at Work" had these broader for novices in a new environment: o Build your network before you need it, if possible. o Be very mindful of people’s time and don’t waste it. o Give careful thought to how you phrase…
on “Why some smart people are reluctant to share?” ↗