Joel Spolsky, Getting Things Done When You're Only a Grunt. Great article, and he's very right. I've been meaning to blog it for awhile but just got around to it. Good comments too.
"Strategy 1 Just Do It" is totally the way it is. We had a similar proverb at that place I used to work. It went something like: "Better to ask forgiveness than to beg for permission". People also underestimate how important strategy 5 is, and it's inexcusable for people who have to use their brains all day to not have their own offices.
One more thing: Julio (in the comments) made a good point. "do not be afraid to say NO. Just say NO when a no is deserved. Hey... I got into many fights with my boss because of this. On my first week. But man he learned to respect me after this." It surprised me when Julie used to do this at work, but she was definitely right. Took balls though 
What was that again? "The only reason you're a girl is 'cause you played your balls off!!"
Monday, January 14, 2002
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