One thing I do question is #7, first bullet which reads:

No matter how junior you are, mentor others by sharing information you–™ve learned.

If by “information” you mean details on the company, who’s who in the organization, what a client is looking for from the agency, client/agency history and philosophies etc etc… that is fine.

If you mean information like helping others learn an app such as photoshop or DreamWeaver I completely disagree with you on this.

First off, I have my own desk to worry about. I have to be productive for my supervisors and having someone constantly ask me how to do this or that because it is easier to ask me than Google it or pick up the manual is interuptive and counter productive to getting my work done. There will always be the “Spong”… the person who asks (ie “interupts) someone else rather than finding a solution themselves in the workplace.

Second, Aren’t my technical skills as well as creative abilities what the company has hired me for? I think the old adage about “knowledge is power” rings true here. Why would I want to share all my secrets of success with another? So the company will fire me because the other person knows as much as I do and they make less?