Quotes About Professionalism

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.

at the end of the day, I am a trouper first and all else second. As such, I couldn't ignore the chance for a little showmanship.

Historian Bettyann Kevles describes a 1920 professional gathering of radiologists, where so many attendees were missing hands and fingers that when the chicken dinner was served no one could cut their meat.

But what about the more emotional side of empathy? Here it's more complicated. He seemed to get the most from doctors who didn't feel as he did, who were calm when he was anxious, confident when he was uncertain. And he was particularly appreciative of certain virtues that have little directly to do with empathy, such as competence, honesty, professionalism, and certainly respect.

Women] who won't say no for fear of offending someone will be taken advantage of and possibly even led into sin by spiritually immature colleagues and clients. [...] Just keep saying no, graciously but firmly, even if they threaten to take their business elsewhere.

Conversely, the degree of territoriality, bitchiness, backstabbing, and vicious infighting for some reason goes way beyond what is normally encountered in other disciplines. If you are planning to enter this field, you need the hide of a rhinoceros.

In his dark suit, white shirt, and rep tie, he looked—and sounded—utterly professional. There was little chance he would make a mistake on direct or get tripped up on cross by a pettifogger, such as my own wily self.

You leave a little bit of yourself behind in every case," Ray Pincher said. "Not that you want to, but that the practice of law demands it." "True enough," I said. "There's a lot of me smeared on a lot of courtroom floors.

Believing a patient's lies is not a professional failure. Psychiatrists are trained to detect, understand, and treat psychopathology, not to function as lie detectors. While a certain level of suspicion is essential in the practice of psychiatry, clinicians, determined never to be taken in by deceitful patients, will approach them with such exaggerated suspicion that therapeutic work will be impossible.

Politics aside, it will be hard for any new liberal radio network to outdo the professionalism of NPR.

We are responsible for our work and its consequences. Responsibility is a crucial part of our professional ethic. We are also responsible (according to our original goals) for encouraging and supporting quality design. Therefore racism, sexism, and other forms of personal prejudice have no place in the design community.

what strikes me most about their stories of missed opportunities and derailed careers is this: The source of their anxiety and frustration is rarely a shortfall in technical or professional expertise. Instead, it invariably stems from a shortcoming in their soft skills repertoire—the nontechnical traits and behaviors needed for successful career navigation.

Social media is like a virtual handshake when used by a professional advisor.

Oscar's Merc 1001 coupe drove him through the main gate at seven forty-five and slid right into the Operations Director's parking slot. He smiled at the few envious stares the car earned him from other members of the team as they pulled up outside the administration block.