http://akfpartners.com/techblog/2008/03/25/mission-first-people-always/ The Scalability Blog Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://akfpartners.com/techblog/2008/03/25/mission-first-people-always/#comment-37 Abbott, Keeven, Fisher &#038 Fortuna Consulting Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:53:41 +0000 http://akf-consulting.com/techblog/2008/03/25/mission-first-people-always/#comment-37 [...] It is not easy to make this type of change.  There are people all around us who appear to be rewarded for being egoists and narcissists and it is easy to come to the conclusion that humility is a character trait embodied by the unsuccessful business person.  But all you need to do is reflect on your career and identify the boss to whom you had the greatest loyalty and for whom you would do nearly anything;  that boss most likely put the shareholders first and the team always.  Be the type of person who thinks first about how to create shareholder value rather than personal value and you will succeed! [...] [...] It is not easy to make this type of change.  There are people all around us who appear to be rewarded for being egoists and narcissists and it is easy to come to the conclusion that humility is a character trait embodied by the unsuccessful business person.  But all you need to do is reflect on your career and identify the boss to whom you had the greatest loyalty and for whom you would do nearly anything;  that boss most likely put the shareholders first and the team always.  Be the type of person who thinks first about how to create shareholder value rather than personal value and you will succeed! [...]

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