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1. Be nice to the admin/clerical staff

 
3. Everyone likes to be appreciated. Around the holidays, bring in a small thank you gift for support staff (admin, document control, etc) who are the ones that ultimately execute your high priority items. This way, everyone else gets screwed over, and they push your priorities to the top of the pile.

 
4. Always ask who is on the line when you talk to someone through a conference call, and ask whether or not you're on speaker phone.

 
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13. Wear appropriate attire for your position. i.e. dress for success.

 
14. A positive attitude and an occasional smile go a long way to keeping people motivated and willing to provide assistance. And instead of saying something can't be done, explain the situation and propose a few ideas of what might be done as an alternative solutions.

 
Addendum

15.) in Military, the saying goes that:

if you're early, you're on time;

if you're on time, you're late;

if you're late, you're f&^%ed

 
16) it's okay to say "I don't know.

And never ever eat the last donut.

 
17) Always remember to check the trunk of your car to see if you left your stuff in it. It will save you an extra trip walking back to the parking deck, and then back to your office.

 
18) remember to use the correct report cover pages. No telling g how many of the upper management types will come to to remind you of the memo about it

 
19) Don't shake the toner. Big Brother is watching.

 
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