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Summary

You can't win a fight with your boss.If you have ever thought otherwise, then you're dead wrong. And you're career is over, too.In this lively guide to surviving the pitfalls of the modern corporate environment, Tom Markert, a senior executive at information giant ACNielsen, presents 56 practical rules that every employee, manager, and executive must follow in order to find corporate success.With rules such as "Work hard and smart" and "Find a good boss" Markert addresses some of the most important questions facing corporate executives today. Here, in colorful and inspiring language, he offers practical advice on how to impress and make your boss look good, how to position yourself for success, and how to address work and social situations that every employee must conquer.And, most important, Markert covers the number one question in any employee's mind: How do I work with my boss? Here, this book becomes an indispensable guide to corporate life.Markert draws on his experience to illustrate these rules with telling, and often funny, anecdotes about people who have not followed the rules and paid the ultimate corporate price -- failure, embarrassment, and a career stopped dead in its tracks.

Introduction	xi
RULE 1 Work Hard and Smart	1	(1)
RULE 2 No One Is Entitled to Anything!	2	(2)
RULE 3 Be Motivated	4	(3)
RULE 4 Put in the Hours	7	(6)
RULE 5 Do Whatever It Takes	13	(2)
RULE 6 Be Charming	15	(1)
RULE 7 Find Good Bosses	16	(2)
RULE 8 Respect Your Boss	18	(3)
RULE 9 You Can't Win a Fight with Your Boss	21	(3)
RULE 10 Know Your Boss	24	(2)
RULE 11 Stay on the Right Side of the Boss's Spouse	26	(2)
RULE 12 Look the Part	28	(4)
RULE 13 Smile, It's Infectious	32	(2)
RULE 14 Stay Healthy	34	(4)
RULE 15 Become an Expert	38	(2)
RULE 16 Read Books	40	(2)
RULE 17 Get an MBA	42	(4)
RULE 18 Write Well	46	(2)
RULE 19 Know Your Numbers	48	(2)
RULE 20 Find a Mentor	50	(2)
RULE 21 Start and End Meetings on Time	52	(4)
RULE 22 Answer Your Own Phone	56	(2)
RULE 23 Don't Pad Your Expense Reports	58	(1)
RULE 24 Prepare for Plane Trips	59	(3)
RULE 25 You Are on Your Own, Baby!	62	(2)
RULE 26 Take the Best Job	64	(2)
RULE 27 Choose Your Employer Carefully	66	(2)
RULE 28 Ask for a Performance Review	68	(2)
RULE 29 Do It by the Book	70	(2)
RULE 30 Embrace Change	72	(4)
RULE 31 Resign the Right Way	76	(5)
RULE 32 One Kick at the Can	81	(2)
RULE 33 Befriend Your Legal Counsel	83	(6)
RULE 34 Prepare for Your Big Presentation	89	(2)
RULE 35 Surround Yourself with Talent	91	(3)
RULE 36 Listen for What You Don't Hear	94	(3)
RULE 37 Coach Your Team	97	(4)
RULE 38 Take Care of Your Best People	101	(2)
RULE 39 You Can't Say "Thank You" Enough	103	(3)
RULE 40 Beat Stress Back	106	(4)
RULE 41 Don't Get Too Full of Yourself	110	(2)
RULE 42 Understand People Differences	112	(4)
RULE 43 Hire Right, Fire Fast	116	(2)
RULE 44 Succession Planning: Do It	118	(2)
RULE 45 Never Grandstand	120	(2)
RULE 46 Skip the Spin, Tell the Truth	122	(2)
RULE 47 Take Intelligent Risks and Admit When You Fail	124	(3)
RULE 48 Never Write an E-mail Out of Anger	127	(1)
RULE 49 Know Your Opponent	128	(2)
RULE 50 Disarm Your Opponent	130	(1)
RULE 51 Accept Politics	131	(2)
RULE 52 Leave Your Emotional Baggage at the Door	133	(1)
RULE 53 Party, But Know Your Limits	134	(3)
RULE 54 You Won't Win Popularity Contests	137	(2)
RULE 55 Be Discreet	139	(2)
RULE 56 It's Not All About You!	141	(2)
Epilogue	143	(2)
Acknowledgments	145

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You Can't Win a Fight with Your Boss
& 55 Other Rules for Success

Chapter One

Rule 1

Work Hard and Smart

If you hear the words get rich quick, run for the hills. You are being scammed.

To make money, you have to work. To make lots of money, you have to work really hard and really smart.

Rule 1 is the cornerstone of this book: Remember, work hard and smart.

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& 55 Other Rules for Success. Copyright © by Tom Markert. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.

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