LEADERSHIP - Best Ever Advice

In a lifetime, there are a FEW special people that leave an enduring imprint, shaping your future so dramatically as to be considered for your personal “best ever advice” medal of honor. With many exceptional leaders that have had profound influences on my leadership career and my life, for which I am deeply grateful, the one to receive this honor is a leader that I only met with one time. His name was Bookie.

I was a young manager at IBM just promoted to my first staff assignment in a regional marketing office. For reasons I can’t explain, Bookie called me into his office while I was visiting his location. “I want to pass along a little advice to you,” he offered unsolicited by me. He then shared his secrets to success:
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“Jobs, missions, titles and organizations will come and go. Business is dynamic. It changes. Don’t focus your goals toward any of these. What you need to do is learn to master the skills that will allow you to work anywhere. There are four skills:

1. The ability to develop an idea.

2. The ability to effectively plan for its implementation.

3. The ability to execute second-to-none.

4. The abillity to achieve superior results time after time.

Seek jobs and opportunities with this in mind. Forget what others do. Work to be known for delivering excellence. It speaks for itself and it opens doors.”

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Bookie’s words remain fresh in my mind. They were instrumental in shaping my direction, future and achievements. His principles have had a rippling influence on others as I've shared them over the years. He was right-on! I’ve always wished he knew.

What is the best ever advice someone gave you?

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Best wishes,

Debbe 

Debbe Kennedy
Founder, Global Dialogue Center
www.globaldialoguecenter.com
Home of Women in the Lead

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Putting Our Differences to Work
The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership and High Performance
by Debbe Kennedy ▪ Berrett-Koehler ▪ May 2008 – Hardcover
Foreword by Joel A. Barker, futurist, filmmaker and author
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