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What really grinds your gears?

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jono Mar 2014 7:31pm, 5 Mar 2014 14,973 posts	Quote Pin jono Well she's got to have some bad points XB
mr d Mar 2014 10:31pm, 5 Mar 2014 1,184 posts	Quote Pin mr d The following is part of a mail from my employers inviting staff to a talk on the following topic: "How well you do your job has very little to do with how successful you are in your professional career. Or, more specifically how well you do your prescribed work will account for about 10% of your overall success. That’s according to Harvey Coleman in his book Empowering Yourself, The Organizational Game Revealed. 1. Performance: this is about the day-to-day work you’re tasked with and the quality of the results you deliver. 2. Image: this is what other people think of you. Your personal brand. Do you maintain a positive attitude? Do you lead with solutions to issues, or are you the person that solely offers roadblocks when others suggest changes or alternatives? 3. Exposure: Who knows about you and what you do? Does your boss know what you do? Does their boss know you and what you do? Do others inside and outside your organization know anything about you? " My gears are so ground I can add no more.
Johnny Blaze Mar 2014 10:33pm, 5 Mar 2014 20,708 posts	Quote Pin Johnny Blaze An epic display of twattishness there, but the truth is a lot of people think and behave like that
mr d Mar 2014 10:56pm, 5 Mar 2014 1,185 posts	Quote Pin mr d Unfortunately JB you are correct, I just wish it wasn't rewarded.
jono Mar 2014 11:17am, 6 Mar 2014 14,979 posts	Quote Pin jono the bad words are * Empowering Yourself* Mr d
mr d Mar 2014 9:45pm, 6 Mar 2014 1,186 posts	Quote Pin mr d To be honest it has caused nearly as many laughs as gears ground, but I don't think we can believe our employers are encouraging this sort of crap.
Badger Mar 2014 9:57pm, 6 Mar 2014 4,164 posts	Quote Pin Badger "your personal brand". Oh dear God. That idiot on the Apprentice. I blame him.
jono Mar 2014 12:32pm, 7 Mar 2014 14,993 posts	Quote Pin jono old people on motorways - its 70, yes 70 miles an hour
Dvorak Mar 2014 12:42pm, 7 Mar 2014 8,429 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak [mr d - since it was an invitation to talk on the subject - why, that's an invitation to tell them what a steaming pile of horseshit it is] This weather! It's rippin ma knittin. Last night, I was wondering if it would, in fact, ever stop raining. When I got up - sunshine So after breakfast I went to change clothes to work in the garden. Then I looked out of the window and saw the snow. Which might not have deterred me in itself, but it was passing the window horizontally.
Dvorak Mar 2014 12:43pm, 7 Mar 2014 8,430 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak ^^^ Which is also why today is another day I will not be out on the bike.