Take Credit
The finale’s business lesson was “Take Credit“. I learned this lesson a long time ago at one of my first jobs out of college. Sometimes other people took credit for my work. It wasn’t often but it did get bothersome. I don’t think taking credit for your own work means foregoing humility. In my case, someone I worked with would take credit for my work. So I made sure to let other people know what I did at the same time or before letting that person know. That way, I got credit for the work I did.
That said, I believe that giving credit where credit is due is actually much more important than taking credit for your own accomplishments. I wrote about this a little bit in the business lesson titled “Watch Your Back“. I have found that when you give credit to others, they in turn will make an effort to give you credit for your efforts.
Well, that’s the last business tip for Season 5 of the Apprentice.