Making decisions happen
The more obvious ways to boost your credibility include: Develop deep expertise in your industry. Stay current with industry trends and business news. Offer your point of view when you have one.
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“What got me heard,” Dubinsky explains, “was output and impact. People saw me as somebody who could make things happen. If you become known as someone who delivers, you do your job and do it well, you build respect.” She had earned status before exercising power, so she had idiosyncrasy credits to cash in.