{"id":2869,"date":"2010-06-02T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2010\/06\/02\/whitepaper-wednesday-how-to-have-a-successful-business-career\/"},"modified":"2021-07-27T08:22:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:22:14","slug":"whitepaper-wednesday-how-to-have-a-successful-business-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/whitepaper-wednesday-how-to-have-a-successful-business-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitepaper Wednesday &#8211; How To Have A Successful Business Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another installment of Whitepaper Wednesday here on the Purchasing Certification Blog. This week, I am going to keep things general (rather than procurement-specific) by reviewing a whitepaper entitled \u201cThe Universal Principles of Business Achievement\u201d from IdeaBridge.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>This short whitepaper essentially is just a compilation of two lists: \u201cThe Four Key Determinants of Success in Business\u201d and \u201cThe Universal Qualities of Successful Business People.\u201d Though each of the four key determinants has several bullets of advice, here are a few of my favorite\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under Determinant #1 \u2013 Have A Great Attitude, the whitepaper says \u201cDon\u2019t say, \u2018It\u2019s not my job!\u2019 Just jump right in to help. Be the one to get it done!\u201d While I don\u2019t advocate doing everyone\u2019s job for them, I\u2019ve always found it funny is that when you hear someone say \u201cIt\u2019s not my job,\u201d the task at hand almost always is part of that person\u2019s job description.<\/li>\n<li>Under Determinant #2 \u2013 Have A Strong Work Ethic, the whitepaper says \u201cHave a laser-like focus on the critical objectives, the \u2018Vital Few\u2019.\u201d I very much agree with this. If you get 75% of all of your tasks done, you have left the most important things incomplete. If you have a dozen things to do, it is usually best if you complete your top priority in its entirety even if that means that your bottom priority didn\u2019t get started.<\/li>\n<li>Under Determinant #4 \u2013 Stay Out of Trouble, the whitepaper says \u201cMaintain absolute integrity in all that you do. Period.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the second list, one bullet point did stick in my craw: \u201c8 hrs\/day=paycheck. 10 hrs\/day=career. 12-15 hrs\/day=Independence!\u201d Yes, if your management sees you come in exactly on time (or a little late) every day and leave exactly on time (or a little early) every day, you are seen as being there just for earning a paycheck and not to make a difference and advance your career and the company. Yes, if you work 10 hours a day, you demonstrate that you are committed to your career and your employer. But 12-15 hours a day is far from independence if you are not the owner of the company unless you consider independence to mean that you are independent from a family, social life, or hobbies. Even if you have a passion for your work or even own the company, I think that everyone needs a balanced life with at least one interest outside of work.<\/p>\n<p>That was my biggest complaint from the second list. 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