Comments on: Prove Yourself http://firehousezen.com/2010/02/01/prove-yourself/ Brain Food for Mongo. Change management & leadership in today's emergency services. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: truck6alpha http://firehousezen.com/2010/02/01/prove-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 truck6alpha Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:31:27 +0000 http://firehousezen.com/?p=841#comment-1153 I'm a big Scott Adams fan as well; while Dilbert the comic strip is pretty funny, the Dilbert books that Scott writes in regard to management and life in general are excellent reads. Thanks for commenting and thanks for the insight! I’m a big Scott Adams fan as well; while Dilbert the comic strip is pretty funny, the Dilbert books that Scott writes in regard to management and life in general are excellent reads. Thanks for commenting and thanks for the insight!

]]> By: truck6alpha http://firehousezen.com/2010/02/01/prove-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 truck6alpha Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:39:28 +0000 http://firehousezen.com/?p=841#comment-1109 There's a book that I mentioned to some of the students from the other day and also to someone on my last post, so I dug out the link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/How-Work-Jerk-Success-Revenge/dp/0394747771 It's a pretty decent book, but the most valuable two things in it were the matrix on your personality style vs. the boss' personality style, and the inference near the end that if nothing you do pleases your boss at some point you have to wonder if it is even worth it, and cut your losses if not. Good luck. There’s a book that I mentioned to some of the students from the other day and also to someone on my last post, so I dug out the link on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/How-Work-Jerk-Success-Revenge/dp/0394747771

It’s a pretty decent book, but the most valuable two things in it were the matrix on your personality style vs. the boss’ personality style, and the inference near the end that if nothing you do pleases your boss at some point you have to wonder if it is even worth it, and cut your losses if not.

Good luck.

]]> By: Chief Reason http://firehousezen.com/2010/02/01/prove-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Chief Reason Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:24:08 +0000 http://firehousezen.com/?p=841#comment-1108 I have been handed some of the toughest projects by a company president old enough to be my son. I gladly take on and meet the challenge only to get bitched at for not keeping junior "in the loop". I just fought a contract through after fighting for 7 months, was victorious, but was questioned for not "communicating". Well, I'm communicating now!!!! I have been handed some of the toughest projects by a company president old enough to be my son.
I gladly take on and meet the challenge only to get bitched at for not keeping junior “in the loop”.
I just fought a contract through after fighting for 7 months, was victorious, but was questioned for not “communicating”.
Well, I’m communicating now!!!!

]]> By: Ckemtp - Life Under the Lights http://firehousezen.com/2010/02/01/prove-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Ckemtp - Life Under the Lights Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:23:38 +0000 http://firehousezen.com/?p=841#comment-1106 Very true words, Chief. The old adage "If you want something done, give it to a busy person" holds true. It also would stand to reason that if you want something done right, give the task to someone who's done something right in the past. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, states that any task you handle adds to your credibility, regardless of success or failure. He reasons that the memories of both failure and success will fade into obscurity, but people will long consider you to be "experienced" if they see that you've handled many projects. Proving yourself is a long process. Hard work is always remembered favorably, laziness never is. Very true words, Chief. The old adage “If you want something done, give it to a busy person” holds true. It also would stand to reason that if you want something done right, give the task to someone who’s done something right in the past.

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, states that any task you handle adds to your credibility, regardless of success or failure. He reasons that the memories of both failure and success will fade into obscurity, but people will long consider you to be “experienced” if they see that you’ve handled many projects.

Proving yourself is a long process. Hard work is always remembered favorably, laziness never is.

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