"The Secret Message of Books in Your Work Space"
The follow-up to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" finds young wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to discover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.
Scenario:
Harry and Ron are in Gilderoy Lockhart's (Kenneth Branagh) office where they learn the truth about his books and how he took credit for all the things mentioned in his books mainly because of optics and perception.
Selected Scene:
Just as it's difficult to not judge a book by its cover, the same can be said about a person's work space. How you keep your desk in order is how people think of you as a professional and often directly associated to your thought process. Your work space should display who you are and who you want to be. Consider the following when organizing your area:
- Keep it clean
- If you have piles of documents everywhere at least make sure they are stacked neatly
- Have a couple of framed photos with family (this shows maturity and a sense of being genuine)
And the best tip for last, pick one or two books related to your job and/or industry (Leadership development, CEO biography from one of your favorite companies or anything written by Malcolm Gladwell). Make sure they're visible but shouldn't be the first thing people see. not only do these books send a signal of your intellect, they also let people know you mean business! If your having a hard time thinking about which books, remember, "when in doubt, go to the library."
Harry: You're running away? After all that stuff you did in your books?Business Tip:
Lockhart: Books can be misleading...
Harry: You wrote them!
Lockhart: My dear boy, do use your common sense! My books wouldn't have sold half as well if people didn't think. . .
Just as it's difficult to not judge a book by its cover, the same can be said about a person's work space. How you keep your desk in order is how people think of you as a professional and often directly associated to your thought process. Your work space should display who you are and who you want to be. Consider the following when organizing your area:
- Keep it clean
- If you have piles of documents everywhere at least make sure they are stacked neatly
- Have a couple of framed photos with family (this shows maturity and a sense of being genuine)
And the best tip for last, pick one or two books related to your job and/or industry (Leadership development, CEO biography from one of your favorite companies or anything written by Malcolm Gladwell). Make sure they're visible but shouldn't be the first thing people see. not only do these books send a signal of your intellect, they also let people know you mean business! If your having a hard time thinking about which books, remember, "when in doubt, go to the library."
