TY - BOOK AU - Shepard,Glenn TI - How to be the employee your company can't live without: 18 ways to become indispensable SN - 9780471751809 (pbk.) : AV - HF5549.5.C35 S54 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Career development KW - Self-realization KW - Vocational guidance N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index; First understand why you need to be indispensable -- Learn what your boss wants from you -- Be low maintenance -- Answer the questions your boss didn't ask -- Understand the economic realities of employing people -- Act like you own the place -- Treat your job like it's your lifelong career, even if it's only a stepping stone -- Become the most reliable person in your company -- Learn the right way to make mistakes -- Broaden your circle of influence -- Adopt the work ethic your grandparents had -- Be a professional at whatever you do -- Check your ego at the door -- Take charge of your own destiny -- Don't confuse education with knowledge -- Avoid learned helplessness -- Become a problem solver -- Avoid the four career killers ER -