University Etiquette Men Expect Loyalty and Trust Surviving the Parent Company

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by Harold Almon

From each person with whom you associate, expect loyalty and trust. Expect a willingness to work toward achieving a specific goal. Loyalty includes making someone aware of information or ideas that could help everyone do a better job. It includes helping a person prevent, or keep from creating, a potential problem.

Each person has work to do. Remember to say, "Please," and "Thank you," often. Identify things being done that are not to your liking. Do not try to reform anyone.

Develop a delicacy and fairness in judging the motives of others (even when you are angry.) Remember, "Imperfect friends are better than perfect strangers." For most people, assets outweigh liabilities.

Learn that loyalty includes doing more. If you do only what is asked it will not be enough. In good faith someone cannot ask of you all that is required, or be asked to do all that must be done. Do more. Ask, what needs to be done? Do it. Maintain your friends, your sense of humor, and your principles. There is nothing more important than loyalty and trust, except honor.