sure to pass them on without fear of
others surpassing you. Frankly, it is
inevitable that the young guns will end
up knowing more than you do and will
eventually replace you. But wouldn’t
you want them to think of you as the
guy that helped them get there, like
some sort of hero? Instead, many of us
hold our “secrets” to our chest and pretend that others should “figure these
things out for themselves.” Don Davis,
founder of Syn Aud Con, used to say
“two people meet and exchange dollars,
so now each still has one dollar. Two
people meet and exchange ideas, now
MENTORING each has two ideas.” Nothing fosters
This is perhaps not as obvious or intui- growth of the team faster than shar-tive as the other items on the list, but ing the ideas and working to support
equally important. All those skills the best ones. And don’t forget that the
you’ve picked up along the way? Be best ideas may not be your own.
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Not waiting for someone else to change
the toner cartridge. Volunteering to fix
cables, load racks, replace drivers or any
other “dirty work” while you have some
down time. Offering to be the one that
shuts off the lights, sets the alarm and
locks up at the end of a long day. Being
willing to admit when you make a mistake and offering to “make it right” then
being ready to accept what that means.
I’m sure you can figure out plenty of
other examples on your own. Basically,
you want to be thought of as the person
that just “makes it happen.”
PEOPLE SKILLS
This one should be obvious, but nevertheless, I think it can’t be emphasized often
enough. The people skills will almost
always win out over the technical skills.
No one wants to work for the “genius” that
treats others poorly. We’ve seen it in bands,
we’ve seen it on crews, and it always ends
up badly. If you tend to ever think, “this
is everybody’s fault but mine,” (to quote
Homer Simpson) you might just want to
look in the mirror and figure out how to
get some people skills.
Generally, most everyone is trying to
do his best. So how will you help them do
that? And of course people skills are even
more important when dealing with clients.
Don’t forget that they are paying the bills,
and need to be treated accordingly. Sure,
they might have some stupid ideas or an
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