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There are 5 steps to getting ahead at work:
Step One: Figure out what you want
- Following your ego is usually a bad idea
- Don’t do it for the money
Step Two: Make a plan
- What are the intermediate steps?
- Don’t be linear
- Take control – no one else is in charge of your career
- Manage your reputation
Step Three: Reach out to people
- Network
- Ask for Feedback
- Volunteer for high-profile projects
- Get outside your silo
- Network outside your organization
- Keep your boss in the loop as much as possible
Step Four: Beware of others who may want to keep you where you are
- If you’re generating results, they’ll want to keep you there
- Talent hoarding is a real problem
- Never trust anyone in HR
- You need to be in charge of your career
Step Five: Help others
- Karma
- Delegate lots
- Be a teacher
- Build great teams around you
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