Quotes About Professionalism

Chris Brown is a fantastic artist and songwriter and to be able to work with him was kind of unbelievable.

I think you've got to have an unbelievable amount of passion and love for the game, even though it's a job and there's a lot of things that go on in the business side of it.

Well, it was war - I could not have carried on as an administrative officer if I had let myself be swayed emotionally by my feelings.

Protecting the city is my job, which doesn't translate into hatred. This is war, and in most wars, professional soldiers don't hate the enemy. Hatred can blind you in ways that mar your judgment.

I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

I mean, I do wear a wedding ring and take it off when I shoot.

Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.

Your Twitter Profile is your business card.

All this, sadly enough, is truer of the more educated, higher-income, professional families. It is here that the competition is the greatest, the expectations most elevated. If the boy would be happier as a telephone linesman or a forest ranger, he is in a hopeless bind. His goals have been set for him by his milieu, and he cannot be his own man; so he simply refuses to play the game. He "does not try.

how you act (gravitas), how you speak (communication), and how you look (appearance) count for a lot in determining your leadership presence.

In this regard, professionals of color may hold an edge. In focus groups we conducted, countless participants confirmed that being a minority is itself a relentless exercise in reading others in order to anticipate and overcome reflexive bias or unconscious resistance.

It is executive presence—and no man or woman attains a top job, lands an extraordinary deal, or develops a significant following without this heady combination of confidence, poise, and authenticity that convinces the rest of us we're in the presence of someone who's the real deal.

A bad hair day is not a valid excuse for calling in sick.

When you have a group of people who've had a different professional training, a different professional experience, they not only have a different knowledge base, but they have a different perspective on everything.

normally he enjoys his job, but yesterday the product managers asked him for something he considers a bad idea.

I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.

Don't you understand anything about commitment, about being a pro, about sticking with what you say you wanna be?

If you play in France, Spain or Italy it is not the same football, especially when you play in England. Every game is very difficult.

Look at France and Didier Deschamps; he was just a guy who just did his job but he was captain of one of France's most successful teams. Then you've got Iker Casillas; he's not into PR or things like that, but he's one of the most successful captains of Spain.

Nacho Monreal, another full-back, Spanish as well, top player, and he's a player I am close to. He's one of the players who has helped me the most.

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

During a fashion show, I want the clothes to speak. The effort I put into my work must be respected.

I expect if you're a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn't want to go onstage and sing and play drums.

After a couple of years in a professional setting, you'll get used to dressing presentably, preparing for meetings, speaking appropriately, showing up on time, writing professional correspondence, etc.