The Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Speak to others the way you would like to be spoken to. Conduct business the way you would like others to conduct business. Provide a service or product with the same integrity as you would like others to provide. Serve others the way you would like to be served. Kindness and uprightness go a long way.

The Golden Rules of Engagement continue...

Elbow out the competition. Take the lead from those around you. Be the best in your office; second isn't good enough. Not everyone gets to work in a bullpen-type setting with ringing bells and whoops for finding the golden candidate or closing a search successfully. If you are a lone ranger, make yourself your own competition; each week top yourself. Make your service the best it can be and those you serve will take notice.

Keep your foot in the door. Stay current of new trends and technology. While the tricks that got you here are still extremely valuable, don't be that old dog. Try new things that make sense for you and your organization. Recruitment and HR are changing rapidly every day. Don't get left out in the cold.
"We have to get into the 20th century. I watched so many colleagues fade into the background; they were left in the dust of technology." ~Sandra McCartt

Stay on top of your game. Never stop learning. Never stop reading. Never stop practicing. Failure is eminent the moment you stop learning. Growth and development are imperative to a company's survival, why would the human mind and body be any different? "All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort ,and effort means work." ~Calvin Coolidge

Lend a hand. Serve when you can. Be charitably-minded. Know that what you have to give may be a benefit or detriment to a client, supervisor, customer, candidate, co-worker. Be of benefit. What's the worse thing that can happen?

Stick your neck out. Take a chance. We face risk every day. Risk helps in the recognition of the "gap" - that gap between where you are and where you want to be. Always mind the gap.

Keep your ear to the ground. Know who your competition is and what they accomplishing. Your drive to success can only be faster and better if you are trailing someone better or have someone nipping at your heels. Listen to what is said and watch what is done by those around, especially if they are one of the Three C's: your Competitors, Clients, or Candidates.

Take a knee. Face each day with appreciation. Gratitude cannot help but surface positive thoughts and redeemable actions. Offer respect to those with whom you surround yourself. As much as we would like to believe that this is a game, it is not. It is life, it is your life. Life and business blend together almost imperceptibly these days. That gap is all but gone. Make it count.

This Golden Rule thing? It's been around for a while. It must have merit.

"One should treat all beings as he himself would be treated." ~Agamas, circa 500 BC



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