Do the job instead of trying to keep it!

“People told me it wouldn’t help my career as high commissioner, but it seemed much more important to do the job than to try to keep the job.” (Mary Robinson - ehemalige irische Ministerpräsidentin und UN-Hochkommissarin für Menschenrechte über Zivilcourage im Amt)

– Mache ich wirklich meinen Job oder versuche ich ihn zu behalten? Eine hilfreiche Erinnerung für Situationen in Politik und Wirtschaft, wo es um unpopuläre Botschaften oder neue Sichtweisen und Vorgehen abseits des etablierten Mainstream geht.

Link zum HarvardBusinessManager: Zehn Persönlichkeiten und ihre Lehren

http://www.harvardbusinessmanager.de/fotostrecke/management-zehn-persoenlichkeiten-und-ihre-lehren-fotostrecke-105591-9.html

“People told me it wouldn’t help my career as high commissioner, but it seemed much more important to do the job than to try to keep the job.” (Mary Robinson - former Irish Prime Minister and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on courage in service)

Do I really do my job or do i try to keep it? A helpful reminder in specific situations in politics or business, when the point is to convey unpopular messages or adopt new perspectives and proceedings beyond the established mainstream. 

Link to HarvardBusinessManager: Ten personalities and their teaching

www.harvardbusinessmanager.de