You all know the score… work often demands you give more than 100%… now there is a mathematical formula that can help you out.
If you represent the alphabet in numerical form, like this…
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Then, you can use use simple addition to see how far you are getting at work. For instance, “Knowledege” of your chosen subject area…
| K | N | O | W | L | E | D | G | E | |
| 11 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | = 96% |
But, see how close “Hard Work” gets you…
| H | A | R | D | W | O | R | K | |
| 8 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 11 | = 98% |
And, it just goes to prove, that having the right “Attitude” really does help…
| A | T | T | I | T | U | D | E | |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 5 | = 100% |
But, if you can’t be bothered, or don’t know the answer, you could always just “Bullshit“…
| B | U | L | L | S | H | I | T | |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 20 | = 103% |
At the end of the day though, the best way to get ahead in business is, as usual… “Ass kissing“…
| A | S | S | K | I | S | S | I | N | G | |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 7 | = 118% |
In summary though, Bullshit and ass-kissing will always get you further than Knowledge and Hard work.