How to get on
Getting on is first about knowing what you can do – your
strengths and weaknesses. Then you can decide what you want
to do and set out to do it.
You can start in the right direction, therefore, by trying to
analyse yourself and the situation which you are in.
Beyond that there are certain actions you can take which will
help you to get on. Some are obvious, others less so. How you
apply them must depend on your assessment of where you are
and what you can do. With due acknowledgement to the two
men who have written the most sense on this subject – Peter
Drucker and Robert Townsend – the list of steps to take is set out
below under four main headings:
■ Knowing yourself.
■ Knowing what you want.
■ Displaying the personal qualities and behaving in the ways
that will contribute to your success.
■ Taking steps to develop yourself.
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