Quotes About Professionalism

But he knew no other way; it was part of a short but inflexible personal code of ethics that he had carried with him all his adult life: do the job and do it well.

Trouble is, you're just as dead if you're knifed by a self-dramatizing twat as by a professional.

In other words, that American asshole rattled the Israeli health-care professionals so much that it undermined their ability to treat sick babies.

part of what makes for a skilled consultant, teacher, barista, or other service employee is the ability to deal with jerks in ways that calm them, protect your dignity and sanity, and still keep the money rolling in.

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Respect for the importance of the other person's role in producing high-quality outcomes • Belief in the other's ability (competence) and willingness to fulfill his or her formal role responsibilities • Care about the other professionally and personally • Consistency between what people

The difference between and amateur and a professional.. a professional believes if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well. An amateur believes if a job is worth doing, it very well may be worth doing badly.

Secure writers don't sell first drafts. They patiently rewrite until the script is as director-ready, as actor-ready as possible. Unfinished work invites tampering, while polished, mature work seals its integrity.

I've been getting some crap from the rest of the ER staff," Thomas said. "They think I'm interested in the case because the patient is a piece of ass.

To set yourself apart from any stereotyped group, learn to project what all employers desire: the "ideal worker persona." These are quick learners, adaptable, flexible, and willing to try to succeed at new tasks. They take their own professional development to the highest level possible and excel at core strengths.

Leadership's a lot more about how brilliantly you work and how masterfully you behave.

Money is a byproduct of adding value and doing good for others. Focus on being great at what you do. Dedicate yourself to offering others all you can to make their lives better. Be truly outstanding in every element of your professional and your personal life. The money will follow...

The best, in any endeavor, appreciate the fact that your good name is branded onto every piece of work that you release. And they get that you can't put a price tag on people saying superb things about you.

good manners are the lubricant of an organization.

The grade of work you offer to the world reflects the strength of the respect you have for yourself.

Developing high awareness around the things that we do and having a painstaking approach to making our work perfect. Refining the details. Sweating the little points. Producing with precision rather than being unprofessional and careless. Underpromising and overdelivering. Taking immense pride in our craft. Going deep and embracing—to use your words—granularity versus superficiality.

y nos invitó a todos a que nos comprometiéramos no solo a ser los mejores en lo que hacíamos, sino también a tratar a cada persona con una cortesía exquisita y un respeto extraordinario.

Neatly dressed and well groomed, Rockefeller was the first to arrive at and the last to leave work each day.

He was respectful toward his superiors but never awed by them and was always aware of their shortcomings.

As with personal accounts, it never wanted to appear too eager for business.

No jokes, no banter. No pre-mission

All he could hear was a small voice inside his head that was saying you were wrong. Completely wrong. It was a voice he had heard before, but that didn't make it any easier to hear again, because he had built his whole career on hearing it fewer times than the next guy. It was like a box score in his mind, and his average had just taken some serious damage. Which upset him. Not because of vanity. It upset him because he was a professional who was supposed to get things right.

She was embarrassed at first, then placatory, and then she got down to business.

Which is why turning myself into a sex object now would be taking a big step backwards for me and all women in the department.