“Just learn how to get stuff done.
And what I mean by that is, I’ve seen at every level, people who are very good at describing problems. People who are very sophisticated in explaining why something went wrong or why something can’t be fixed.
But what I’m always looking for is, no matter how small the problem or how big it is, someone who says, “Let me take care of that.”
If you project an attitude of whatever it is that’s needed, I can handle it – I can do it, whoever is running that organization will notice, I promise.
Which is why for young people I always say, you don’t always need to be so impatient – asking for the plum assignment. A lot of times the best way to get attention is, whatever is assigned to you, you’re just nailing. You’re killing it. Because people will notice and say, “Oh that’s someone who can get something done.””
Kurt's Thoughts 