Making Yourself Indispensable to Your Company
Your company needs employees of the highest caliber if it wants to excel. The purpose of this program is to help make you of the highest importance in helping your company achieve excellence.
Another work quirk that frustrates managers is workers who excels at their duties but only do those they enjoy, while leaving the less desirable tasks for someone else. This is called “cherry picking”.
Opportunity Only Knocks Once
Sometimes people are so busy complaining about how little opportunity there is that they don’t hear opportunity when it knocks. In this video, Glenn tells the story of two nerdy kids named Paul and Bill, who naively thought they could write a software program for a computer they’re never seen. (They later founded a little company called Microsoft.)
Your “Implied Warranty of Fitness” for Employment
Even when you work under the legal doctrine of Employment at Will with no employment contract, you still create an “Implied Warranty” the day you accept a job offer. In this video, Glenn explains why.
Understand the Difference between Failing and Making Mistakes
Everyone wants to succeed. No one wants to fail. What most people don’t realize is that the two go hand in hand. In this video, Glenn explains how mega achievers including movie director Francis Ford Coppola, catsup creator Henry Heinz, Mark Twain, P.T. Barnum, Rembrandt, Ulysses S. Grant (18th president and the face on the $50 bill), and William Fox (co-founder of 20th Century Fox) went bankrupt before they succeeded.
What to Do If You Think You’re Being Underpaid
What if you honestly believe you’re being underpaid and deserve more, but don’t want to come across as ungrateful or insubordinate by asking for more money? In the video, Glenn explains what to do.
The Incredible Power of Gratitude
Show gratitude for your job and a predictable cycle will occur. People value their job more when they’re grateful for it. When people value a job, they do it well. When they do it well, they get promoted and make more money. When they’re not grateful for their jobs, they don’t value them and don’t do them well. They then stay stuck in a job they hate, complain about how they aren’t paid enough to do the job, and whine about how they deserve more. You won’t be grateful for what you get in the future if you’re not grateful for what you have now.
Understanding What It Really Means to Own a Business
In “The Millionaire Next Door”. Dr. Tom Stanley reported that self-employed individuals are four times more likely to be millionaires than those who work for others. But the part that most people don’t see is that less than 10% of all businesses will ever exceed $1 million in annual revenue. In this video, Glenn explains more about this “dark underbelly” people can’t see from the outside looking in.
Anal Expulsive People
Most people know that Dr. Sigmund Freud labeled people who are obstinate, meticulous, or uptight as anal-retentive. What most people don’t know is the term he used for people who are disorganized, reckless, careless, and defiant, which is anal-expulsive.
“Your Raise Will Become Effective when You Become More Effective” – Dave Ramsey
Companies want employees to get raises, but as a reward for hard work, not as an entitlement. Unsuccessful people ask companies to give them a raise just because they need more money. Successful people ask “What do I need to do to earn a raise?” Heather in Cedar Rapids, Iowa confirmed how well this principle works with this email…
“Glenn, I got the restaurant manager position!!! Thank you for your help and coaching in the hiring process. I greatly appreciate it. I said what you told me to say in the interview -what can I do to earn the position? Once I said that, the interviewer said ‘I don’t need to ask you any more questions. You got the job.’ Excellent. Also the pay raise is awesome – $10,000! Can you believe it? Thank you again for everything!”
Get Clarity About Your Relationship with Money
People often misquote that money is the root of all evil. This is an inaccurate quote and it’s also untrue. The Bible says that the love of money is the root of all evil. It’s how we handle money that can cause problems. Disagreement over money causes more marital problems than religion, in-laws, or infidelity.
Don’t Get “Little Man Syndrome”
There’s no such thing as ‘the little man’. But there are people who continue to think small when a world of opportunity is at their fingertips”. In this video, Glenn explains how an Indiana teenager named John Schnatter sold his Camaro Z-28 for $1500 to buy an oven and begin making pizzas in a closet at his Dad’s pub in 1984. His company is now known as Papa John’s.
Let Others Have the Spotlight When It’s Their Turn
Imagine it’s your birthday and your spouse throws you a surprise party. This is the one day of the year that should be all about you and no one else. But then your sister stands up in the middle of your party and announces that she just got engaged. You might be happy for her, but you won’t be happy about her stealing the spotlight from you. This day wasn’t supposed to be about her.
Leave Your Home Life at Home
Few things are more annoying to coworkers than to hear the soap opera of people’s home lives. Work is a place to make a living, not to go for therapy. Even if you have developed personal friendships with coworkers, friendship officially begins when the workday ends. In this video, Glenn explains why.
The Right Way to Screw Up
Companies don’t expect their employees to be perfect. But there is a right – and wrong – way to make mistakes. In this video, Glenn explains the difference.
Understand Why Job Seniority Does NOT Equal Job Security
Some people make the mistake of believing their job becomes more secure the longer they stay with a company. In this video, Glenn explains why the opposite is actually true from a strictly balance sheet perspective – and how to keep “Salary Creep” from working against you.
Being Less than Outstanding at Certain Tasks is OK. Being Incompetent Is Not
The most highly valued employees aren’t necessarily the fastest or best, but are professionals who can always be trusted to do a solid job no matter what the task may be. They understand that reasonable mistakes are acceptable, but incompetence is not. In this video, Glenn explains why.
What to Do If You Think You’re Being Underpaid
What if you honestly believe you’re being underpaid and deserve more, but don’t want to come across as ungrateful or insubordinate by asking for more money? In the video, Glenn explains what to do.
How an Arby’s Employee Ended Up Becoming Part Owner After Singing in Front of a Customer
Small hinges swing big doors. In this video, Glenn explains why he told the CEO of Arby’s about four words he overhead one of their supervisors saying in Tennessee, and how it resulted in her becoming part owner of the company.
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Career Killer #1
Work means progress, not just activity. You must actually be accomplishing a task while at work or you’re not actually working. In this video, Glenn explains why highly valued employees understand the difference between being on the clock and actually accomplishing something.
Career Killer #2
Unsuccessful people threaten to quit if they don’t get something they want, such as a raise. In this video, Glenn explains why this always backfire.
Career Killer #3
In this video, Glenn explains the greatest career killer of all, with the help of legendary General Douglas MacArthur.
Announce Your Intentions
Want to get a raise or promotion? Start by announcing it. Announcing your goals increases your chances of succeeding at everything from careers to losing weight. Telling people you’re going to lose weight won’t physically help you shed the pounds, but it will help you stay mentally and emotionally focused on doing what physically needs to be done to lose the weight. Sharing your goals with someone isn’t the key to succeeding; it’s an indicator of how committed you are. Demonstrate your commitment to your own career success by letting people know that you intend to become indispensable to your employer.
Understand Why Job Seniority Does NOT Equal Job Security
Some people make the mistake of believing their job becomes more secure the longer they stay with a company. In this video, Glenn explains why the opposite is actually true from a strictly balance sheet perspective – and how to keep “Salary Creep” from working against you.
Don’t Rain on Other People’s Parades
One key to building healthy relationships is not to rain on other people’s parades. This principle applies in both personal and professional relationships. In this video, Glenn explains why.
Remove Self Imposed Limits
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Offer to Help Before You’re Asked
Most people aimlessly trudge along day after day, assuming they’ll just follow whatever career path the company has planned out for them. The problem is that most companies don’t have a career path planned out for their employees. This is why you must plan their own career path. In this video, Glenn explains one remarkably simple and easy way to get that going.
Don’t Fight Change
One of the most insurmountable hurdles for employers is trying to manage people who fight change. Change is inevitable in business. Those who embrace it prosper, while those who don’t struggle throughout their careers.
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Adopt the Work Ethic Your Grandparents Had
Most workers say they have a strong work ethic. Most managers disagree. As Dr. Phil would say, you have to “get real” about your work ethic if you want to become a highly valued employee. You must a have a strong work ethic in order to become a highly valued employee.
Be Low Maintenance
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Become a Problem Solver
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Answer the Question Your Boss Didn’t Ask
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Cowards Love Social Media
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