1. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR CAREER

2. Managing your career is up to one and only one person you!

3. People who get promoted are outperforming everyone around them

4. THE THREE PHASES OF A CAREER

5. First, take on rocket fuel

6. Build transferable skills Build sustainable relationships

7. Then, pour gasoline on your strengths

8. Pick jobs and companies that play to them Take on stretch assignments that build on them Dont spend too much time shoring up or hiding weaknesses

9. Finally, pass the torch

10. Give back by paying it forward Do that inside your organization and outside as well

11. HOW TO GET PROMOTED

12. Nail the basics of excellent work hygiene

13. Things managers should never have to talk to you about

14. Attendance Hours Attire How you treat colleagues Things that happen out of the office

15. Be organized Be professional Volunteer for extras Deliver on commitments

16. Good attitude Live the values Constantly learn Read business books/articles Join professional groups Practice universal skills like speaking, writing, presenting, analytics

17. Articulate, and be Articulate! Speak up! Always know who owns what Dont use words like stuff and things

18. Start doing the job you want to move into

19. If its vertical, take stuff off your bosss plate If its horizontal, volunteer for stretch assignments

20. Do that while youre still in your current job

21. Do really well at it Give thought to succession Regularly work OTB See the bigger picture Redesign processes, dont just execute them

22. Be a master of feedback

23. Giving it gently espouse the Whale Done mentality Receive it regularly Ask for it Internalize it gracefully Act on it Ask again

24. Make sure youre visible enough

25. HOW TO WOW YOUR MANAGER

26. Show up for every check-in with the full agenda send it a day or more ahead

27. When you are asking your manager to communicate something (an email to the team, a reference letter, etc.), draft it for him or her

28. Do a start-stop-continue analysis once a year on all of your key activities

29. Own your own development plan and check in on it at least quarterly

30. Read a relevant business book and ask your manager to discuss insights with you

31. Dress for success even casual can be neat and client ready

32. Respond to every email where you are on the TO line within a day, even if its to say you will respond longer form later

33. End every meaningful interaction by asking for informal feedback on how youre doing and what else you can be doing

34. Do something thats not required but that you feel is a best practice

35. (If you have staff reporting into you) Show up for every checkin with your manager with a list of all staff issues and highlights

36. Own the solution, not just the problem

37. Own cross-functional projects

38. Managing your career is up to one and only one person you!

39. People who get promoted are outperforming everyone around them

40. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR CAREER