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Rules of Work, 5th Edition
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Rules of Work, 5th Edition

by Richard Templar
June 2022
Beginner
296 pages
4h 11m
English
Pearson Education
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RULE 108

Know when to break the rules

Life doesn’t run to a neat and infallible formula. Sometimes the unexpected happens. And the true Rules Player has the confidence, the understanding and the presence of mind to recognise those moments and to break the Rules.

Many excellent and committed Rules Players I meet start out following every Rule slavishly. When you’re first setting out, this is a sensible approach. After all, the alternative is complacency and an assurance that ‘I can do this stuff’, which certainly isn’t true. None of us find every situation effortless. It may be clear what we should do, but that doesn’t always mean it’s easy. And sometimes we’re not even sure which way to go.

So, by all means start out taking each Rule seriously. ...

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