Comments on: Want to get ahead? Say no. http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/professional-development/want-to-get-ahead-say-no/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:46:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: facility9 » Links for the week http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/professional-development/want-to-get-ahead-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-47489 facility9 » Links for the week Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:41:50 +0000 http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/?p=527#comment-47489 [...] Ozar put together a great post on SQLServerPedia about getting ahead by saying no. This is definitely great advice that I could have used at the beginning of my career and could [...] [...] Ozar put together a great post on SQLServerPedia about getting ahead by saying no. This is definitely great advice that I could have used at the beginning of my career and could [...]

]]> By: Brent Ozar http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/professional-development/want-to-get-ahead-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-47421 Brent Ozar Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:03:54 +0000 http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/?p=527#comment-47421 You actually nailed it in your comment: _you_ are the company. You are always your own company, no matter where you work, with your own customers. Your job as a self-contained company is to please your customers in a way that gets you where you want to go. It's a radical concept in the DBA world, but it's pretty common to hear outside of database administration. Swing by your local bookstore and pick up a book on personal branding. It's a real eye-opening concept. You don't want people saying, "Company X is doing great!" You want people saying, "This guy really took Company X to the next level!" It can't just be about the company: it has to be about you AND the company. You actually nailed it in your comment: _you_ are the company. You are always your own company, no matter where you work, with your own customers. Your job as a self-contained company is to please your customers in a way that gets you where you want to go.

It’s a radical concept in the DBA world, but it’s pretty common to hear outside of database administration. Swing by your local bookstore and pick up a book on personal branding. It’s a real eye-opening concept.

You don’t want people saying, “Company X is doing great!” You want people saying, “This guy really took Company X to the next level!” It can’t just be about the company: it has to be about you AND the company.

]]> By: emailtoid.net/i/b8645eb1/ http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/professional-development/want-to-get-ahead-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-47419 emailtoid.net/i/b8645eb1/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:08:36 +0000 http://sqlserverpedia.com/blog/?p=527#comment-47419 While I agree that its important to know when to say "no", the author places too much emphasis on personal goals, and not enough on doing what's best for the company. Unless _you_ are the company :) You (or your manager) should be setting up the priorities based on achieving company's long term goals, not what looks good on your (or your manager's) resume. This is what you are paid for. In the long run, this kind of attitude will only get you in trouble. While I agree that its important to know when to say “no”, the author places too much emphasis on personal goals, and not enough on doing what’s best for the company. Unless _you_ are the company :)

You (or your manager) should be setting up the priorities based on achieving company’s long term goals, not what looks good on your (or your manager’s) resume. This is what you are paid for.

In the long run, this kind of attitude will only get you in trouble.

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