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Peter Drucker, who died in 2005 was more than a management guru. He also put a roadmap for personal and social progress. This advice is adapted from his artcile in the Harvard Business Review in the 90s.

1. Live by your values, whatever they are.
2. Speak up! No one can “hear” what you’re thinking without you be willing to stand up for it.
3. Honor your own good word, and keep the promises you make.
4. When you ask for more responsibility, expect to be held fully accountable.
5. Don’t expect people to trust you if you aren’t willing to be trustworthy for them first and foremost.
6. Be more productive by creating good habits and rejecting bad ones.
7. Have a good work ethic, for it seems to be getting rare today... “old-fashioned” values like dependability, timeliness, professionalism and diligence are prized more than ever before. Be action-oriented. Seek to make things work. Be willing to do what it takes.
8. Be interesting. Read voraciously, and listen to learn, then teach and share everything you know.
9. Be nice. Be courteous, polite and respectful. Be considerate.
10. Be self-disciplined.
11. Don’t be a victim or a martyr. You always have a choice, so don’t shy from it:
12. Keep healthy and take care of yourself.

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