LEAVING SOMETHING BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT

摘要

Did your parents ever admonish you to always wear clean underwear, just in case you're in an accident? Recipients of this advice tend to roll their eyes at it, but there's some wisdom there. What your parents were really saying is to think ahead, create a plan, and maintain your dignity and reputation no matter what happens. The workplace equivalent of always wearing clean underwear is to leave your work environment better than you found it. Everyone's work tenure or customer relationship comes to an end one way or another. If you leave a mess behind you, that's how people will remember you. Alternatively, if you leave comprehensive notes in a customer relationship management system, organized and clearly named files on a computer, and desk drawers that don't contain half-eaten fruit, that will pave the way to a positive legacy.