Quotes About Professionalism

A business that looks orderly says to your customer that your people know what they're doing.

Knowing when not to take an item, however deflating, is mandatory for a thief expecting career longevity.

Allen said he'd leave before ever letting Rondo do it for him.

That's the second time you've apologised in less than a minute, Remo. When you have to do that to an admiral it could be your career on the line.

You want some advice?" "Yes" "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

some ways, this is the most difficult aspect of the role; it demands that Mariela portray a wealthy, professional, and mature woman, accustomed to control and decorous behavior, whose world has just been upended by her own child. One of Volpe's favorite things

Let your actions speak louder than words, however: professionalism matters, while popularity is illusory, fleeting, and short-lived. Your contributions to the field, by enhancing service, creating new models to replace outdated practice, and quietly working to improve communities, matter most.

He sent his new press secretary, Sean Spicer—whose personal mantra would shortly become "You can't make this shit up"—to argue his case in a media moment that turned Spicer, quite a buttoned-down political professional, into a national joke, which he seemed destined to never recover from. To boot, the president blamed Spicer for not making the million phantom souls seem real.

A young woman applying for a sales job at Céline or Hermès should naturally attend to her appearance above all; but a degree in literature can constitute a secondary asset, since it guarantees the employer, in the absence of any useful skills, a certain intellectual agility that could lead to professional development – besides which, literature has always carried positive connotations in the world of luxury goods.

This answer is amazingly simple. NEVER identify yourself as the Owner, real estate investor, or worse…"Landlord." The simple answer is to identify yourself as the "Property Manager.

I made my first film on 16mm. Then I began using 35mm. Then I began working in Hollywood. And I began to really understand how films were made by professionals. I have to say I wasn't very impressed.

Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business.

You should never have to say hello or goodbye. Even at work sometimes, and I know this is very unpopular, is that if I'm going to work every single day, I don't think you should have to hug people hello every single day when you come to work. I saw you Monday!

I didn't completely forget how to be nice or feminine because I have a career.

Gregor would reference all kinds of books and articles, and instead of paraphrasing them, like any normal lazy person, he'd insist on going online and finding the exact line or quote from the secondary source, adding another five-minute silent section to the meeting, during which he wordlessly surfed online. Later I would realize this is Greg''s signature style. He likes to take in people past the point where they can be putting on a show to impress him.

All of us know at least one drama queen or drama king. These people love to yell and make a scene when they're offended. While all of that screaming might make them feel better in the short term, in the long term it does nothing for their careers or their relationships. Seriously, how often can you give someone a piece of your mind before you run out of brain?

I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it.

I am not a f**king pleasure girl, damn you! I'm an officer!

Most of our journalists today have nothing great to report except poking their noses into other people's family affairs.

The judge presented in a court takes everything seriously, but nothing personal.

The man who seeks a career in life is too often seen in a suit than those who have a job themselves.

Doing a good job at work will make some of the coworkers and customers think that you're a hard-worker.

I didn't realize," she said in a voice so polite it drew blood, "that fawning over you was part of the job requirement.

I don't want the … issues between us"—raging sexual arousal fused with the red haze of the anger that licked the air—"to bleed over into our working relationship. Let's agree to stay out of each other's way as much as possible, and be polite when it's not.