How to Get on the Top
1. Be in the right place at the right time. (Luck.)
2. Know the right people, and be friendly with them. (This is called sucking up. Do it the right way, and management will like you. Do it the wrong way, and management will despise you.)
3. Don’t be afraid to tell people when they are wrong, especially management. They will respect you for having a spine. (Once again, do it the right way‚ the wrong way will get you labeled a trouble-maker)
4. Appear competent. (Notice I didn’t say be competent. Perception > reality, especially in corporations.)
5. Notice I’ve given conditional statements to 2,3 and 4 above‚ I can’t tell you *how* to do these things‚ either you’ve learned them through your interpersonal working relationships over the past 20, 30, 40 or 50 years, or you haven’t.
6. Be a problem solver, not a problem creator. (There are two types of employees, period. Make sure you know which one you are. You’d be surprised how many bad employees think they are good employees. This is coming from someone with extensive management experience.)
OR, you can ignore all the above, and become a complete sociopath in the corporate arena. Backstab, belittle, undermine, flatter, lie, scheme, circumvent, lie some more‚ in other words, do whatever it takes. Soon, you will be an executive.
You might read the Statement above and think it is meant as humor. It isn’t.