20 KEYS FOR SUCCESS IN JOB AND CAREER

KEY # 2

“Don’t just make living; design a life”.
- Jim Rohn

Recognize God as your true employer and celebrate your boss, because work is worship.

How do you then celebrate a boss?

• Hear his instruction
• Repeat it
• Write it
• Do it. Do what you are instructed.
• Report it
• Become your boss’s number one problem solver.
• Ask him to help you improve.
• Avoid the reputation of “complainer” at all costs.

20 KEYS FOR SUCCESS IN JOB AND CAREER

KEY # 1

"In order to succeed, you must know what you are doing, like what you are doing, and believe in what you are doing".
- Will Rogers

Accept work as God’s gift; not as punishment.

The first and most important key to winning at work is to rejoice in your labour, to find fulfillment in what you have been called to do, and to derive satisfaction from your work.

PARTS OF SPEECH

A NOUN is the name of a thing,
As school, garden, kite or king;
ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun,
As great, small, pretty, white or brown;
Instead of nouns PRONOUNS stand,
He, She, It, I, You, We, They – all in our hand;
VERBS tell of something being done –
To read, count, laugh, cry or run;
How things are done the ADVERBS tell,
As slowly, quickly, very or well;
CONJUNCTIONS join the words together
As men and women, wind and weather;
The PREPOSITION stands before
A noun, as in, near or through a door;
The INTERJECTION shows surprise,
As Oh! Ow! Aha! Ah! How wise!
These are the eight parts of our speech.

Email Etiquette

Email Etiquette

By requiring employees to use appropriate, businesslike language in all electronic communications, employers can limit their liability risks and improve the overall effectiveness of the organization's e-mail and Internet copy in the process. An organization needs to implement etiquette rules for the following three reasons:

Professionalism: by using proper email language your company will convey a professional image.
Efficiency: emails that get to the point are much more effective than poorly worded emails.
Protection from liability: employee awareness of email risks will protect your company from costly lawsuits.

What are the etiquette rules?
There are many etiquette guides and many different etiquette rules. Some rules will differ according to the nature of your business and the corporate culture. Below we list what we consider as the 32 most important email etiquette rules that apply to nearly all companies.

32 most important email etiquette tips

1. Be concise and to the point
2. Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions
3. Use proper spelling, grammar & punctuation
4. Make it personal
5. Use templates for frequently used responses
6. Answer swiftly
7. Do not attach unnecessary files
8. Use proper structure & layout
9. Do not overuse the high priority option
10. Do not write in CAPITALS
11. Don't leave out the message thread
12. Add disclaimers to your emails
13. Read the email before you send it
14. Do not overuse Reply to All
15. Mailings - use the bcc: field or do a mail merge
16. Take care of abbreviations and emotions
17. Be careful with formatting
18. Take care with rich text and HTML messages
19. Do not forward chain letters
20. Do not request delivery and read receipts
21. Do not ask to recall a message.
22. Do not copy a message or attachment without permission
23. Does not use email to discuss confidential information
24. Use a meaningful subject
25. Use active instead of passive
26. Avoid using URGENT and IMPORTANT
27. Avoid long sentences
28. Don't send or forward emails containing libelous, defamatory, offensive, racist or obscene remarks
29. Don't forward virus hoaxes and chain letters
30. Keep your language gender neutral
31. Don't reply to Spam
32. Use cc: field sparingly

In an organization or individually the first step is to create a written email policy. This email policy should include the entire Dos and Don'ts concerning the use of the email system and should be distributed amongst all employees. Secondly, employees must be trained to fully understand the importance of email etiquette. Finally, implementation of the rules can be monitored, by using email management software and email response tools.