Professional Excellence



In 1800 Benjamin Franklin listed out for himself and generations to come following qualities for professional excellence:

·         Temperance

Eat not to dullness and drink not for elevation.

·         Silence

Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself.

Avoid trifling conversation.

·         Order

Let all your things have places

Let each part of your business have its time.

·         Resolution

Resolve to perform what you ought.

Perform without fail what you resolve.

·         Frugality

Make no expenses but to do good to others and yourself.

·         Industry

Lose no time always be involved in something useful.

Cut off all necessary actions.

·         Sincerity

Use no hurtful deceit.

Think innocently and justly. And if you speak, speak accordingly.

·         Justice

Wrong none by doing injury or omitting the benefits that are your duty.

·         Moderation

Avoid Extremes.

Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.

·         Tranquillity

Be not disturbed at trifles or at accidents common or unavoidable.

·         Humility

Emulate Jesus or Socrates or god whom worship.

-Compiled by
CS Vallabh Joshi

How to Do Work in a Organised Manner?

Following is the list of things one can do to work in an organised manner.

- Make the list of things you need to do. For this you take the help of a planner. Always remember to keep a diary of work to be done and completed work.

- Prioritize the work required to be done.

- Once the work is prioritized, choose the first activity that is required to be done.
Take all the things that are necessary for completing that task at your table. e.g. For Company Secretaries, in case of filing e-forms have a look at requirements for filing the e-from. This can be done by perusing the form and highlighting the mandatory fields, attchements, digital signatures, DIN nos etc that are requiried. Then assemble all the required things. After this start filling the e-form. this saves a lot of time and ensures accuracy. This also means that if any discussion has to be done before filing the e-form it should be done.

-While doing the work fully concentrate on that work only. Give it 100%. Avoid going into multi-tasking. Give away with all the distractions during that work(incl. mobile).

- Remove all the papers and other things not realted to the current work from your table. This avoids confusion and reduces the rate of mistake. It also helps to concentrate better.

-  After you complete the task check the whole thing again. In  case of proofreading it is preferable to take a hard copy of the document and check.

- It is always advisable to be proactive in work. It helps in organising and better execution. e.g. If you have an important event scheduled 20 days later, one should list out the things required for that meeting(Preparing checklist). This builds the framework of the work that is required to be done. It also organises your mind and you become aware of thing that are required to be done. This practice if found feasible can be converted into precedent.

- The human beings needs motivation to do things. The mind seeks satisfction in every thing it does. So to be motivated in contuinuing the work it needs motivation. Human beings get happiness in small things. e.g Rs 5 cadbury, small cornetto, etc.

In similar manner the work should be divided into small parts. Some of them may be delegated. The benefit arising out of this is that whenever a small part of the work is done, we get motivated. This brings more enthusiasm in our working.

CS Vallabh Joshi