Work Tips

A successful career has far more to do with who you know, being in the right place at the right time, and recognising opportunity.

It's not what you did that matters. It's how you convey it to others.

• Do your work well - understand your and your manager's tasks and objectives, outperform your and your manager's objectives, seek feedback and learn from it, do what you commit to, demonstrate clear and considered work, generate results
• Build relationships - listen, build trust and respect, build relationships across the board, find people smarter than you, raise your manager's status, work as a team, be aware of the feelings and goals of others, ask what others are trying to accomplish and how you can help, ask for help and appreciate it, give credit to others
• Plan and organise - plan your tasks by allocating time and resources, identify the highest priorities, plan and prioritise your day, prepare for meetings, be flexible, contribute
• Take initative - be proactive, volunteer for projects, mentally challenge everything, raise issues, solve problems and implement solutions, take responsibility, clarify assumptions, convey your perspective
• Keep informed - understand the environment, know the business and issues, develop and apply knowledge, find suitable mentors
• Market yourself - be visible, emphasize strengths, differentiate yourself
• Right attitude - enjoy work, have a passion, be loyal, be available
• Ask yourself - can you picture yourself in the position of the person above you? If not, leave.