CHAPTER 1
Mind Your Own Business
When you start work each day, do not focus on moving your company forward. If possible, do not focus on your company at all. Yes, you read correctly.
Instead, channel your energies toward successfully completing your assignments—your domain of responsibility. If everyone in your company focused on his or her domain of responsibility, the company would do just fine. In fact, your company would probably be more successful than it is today.
Your domain of responsibility includes all responsibilities and commitments that fall within the scope of your assignment. In short, it is the area for which you are accountable. ...
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