The book Rules of Work by Richard Templar has beautiful advise for you if you are a serious Future Leader. There are ten of them, and we already presented the first four. Here are the next two:

RULE FIVE – LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

v     Know the ethics of your industry or government.

v     Know the legalities of your industry or governance.

v     Set personal standards - you must endeavour to be the very best you can at all times.

v     Never lie - you are allowed to talk up your qualities or skills or expertise; just don’t actually tell a lie.

v     Never cover up lies for anyone else.

v     Keep records.

v     Know the difference between the Truth and the Whole Truth.

v     Cultivate your support/contacts/friends.

v     Understand other persons’ motives - anybody whose motives show up to be Needs and Fear and Greed should be treated carefully.

v     Assume everyone else is playing by different rules - the rule book you now have must remain a secret. If you reveal your rules you have broken the rules.

RULE SIX – BLEND IN

v     Know the Corporate Culture - you don’t have to buy into the corporate culture (you don’t have to believe in it); all you have to do is fit in.

v     Speak the Language - if they all use geeky language, then you too must use it.

v     Be adaptable in your dealings with different people

v     Know where to hang out and when - get your face known, get your name known.

v     Understand the Social Protocol.

v     Know the rules about Authority – you may be working where the real power resides in the hands of a consultant, a secretary, a junior manager.

v     Know the rules about Office Hierarchy - Office protocols and hierarchies are old fashioned, petty, small minded, outdated and yet still very much with us.

v     Never disapprove of others.

v     Understand the |Herd Mentality - never clone or lose all sense of your individuality even while blending in.

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