Passion makes perfect - Peter Cheales (First edition)

The people who make waves in today's business world aren't playing by yesterday's rules. They've jettisoned tradition. They've turned the old cosy business of being in business upside down. And inside out.

Towering corporate structures are crumbling. Middle managers are a dying breed. Successful bosses now lead their troops from the front. Little boxes on the company's corporate organisational chart, with tightly defined areas of responsibility, have burst open. People are becoming multi-skilled. And enlightened businesses make it happen. Whatever it takes.

What it takes is a passion for perfection. However your job description defines you, you need to become an entrepreneur. You need to own the job and the way you do it. 

Because standing still is the kiss of death, Peter Cheales emphasises the importance of cross-training so nobody in your company has an excuse to shift the blame. He homes in on empowering people to assume responsibility. 

Peter highlights the need to network with customers and colleagues rather than bosses. And he encourages you to update skills and initiate projects.

So go to work on your business, not in your business.