Category Archives: Management
Good work isn’t enough
Good work isn’t enough. – Cognition: The blog of web design & development firm Happy Cog.
When I was a young designer, I always asked other people how they got noticed for their work. The answer I most consistently received was “do good work.” Now, when people ask me the same question, I respond with the same answer. Good work always speaks for itself. It’s a self-promoting robot.
If you work in an agency or web department within an organization, let’s shift that perspective from promoting your work to being considered for a promotion. Doing good work is a smaller part of the equation. My experience has demonstrated that most of the great opportunities go to people with magical attitudes. Maintaining a great attitude is far from automatic. It takes real skill to keep it positive.
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6 Success Tips for People Who Are Anxious or Sensitive | Psychology Today
6 Success Tips for People Who Are Anxious or Sensitive | Psychology Today.
“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” – Tom Watson, golfer.1. Get to know your BIS (Behavioral Inhibition System).
People who are anxious or sensitive tend to be high in behavioral inhibition – they’re highly sensitive to “punishment” or just the “potential for punishment.”
In psychology-speak, “punishment” includes both actively negative responses (such as criticism) or something positive been taken away (such as the loss of solitude).
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