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Jocelyn Greenky Herz

COLIN COWIE LIFESTYLE

Jocelyn is one of those girls who moves easily between social situations and the work environment. We met almost 20 years ago when she was working for Rolling Stone Magazine and I was designing parties in Los Angeles. Jocelyn hired my company to produce an event, a friendship was born, and our working relationship has grown over the years. I've respected her immensely, and when she penned her book, The Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work: The Inside Rules Every Working Girl Must Know, I knew it would be a smashing success. Her message is simple and clear, her antics practical, and her take on the working world and how women can move up the corporate ladder, coexist, and even excel in a competitive environment, is spot on.


      

Tips from Jocelyn.

Your reputation is your most important career asset bar none. A good reputation will get you UP, a bad reputation will get you O-U-T. There are many behaviors we can do to ensure a gold card reputation. Here are just five builders.

• Consistent. Dependable consistency of mood, performance, and respect for colleagues makes others comfortable and builds great Reputations.
• In Control. Never seem overwhelmed by the amount of things you have to do. Just do them.
• Unflappable. When things don't go your way, take a step back; consider why certain decisions might have been made, and accept them without reacting all over the place.
• Reliable. Always do what you say you are going to do when you say you are going to do it.
• Solution-oriented. Don't freak if you make mistakes or encounter unforeseen obstacles. Solve the problem as efficiently as possible; look forward not back.