The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right

When taking on a new assignment, understand the broader objective, what success looks like, and how your work fits into the big picture. Stay up to date with what’s happening in your team, company, and industry.

mindful of—and manage—the biases that others may have toward you.

Influencers come in five types

you may set yourself up for a promotion and not get it because of a lack of objectivity or a lack of opportunity.

Job hunt discreetly

What (if anything) do I need to do to follow up?

a promotion is an investment—in you. And like all investments, people want to be sure it will have a high chance of paying off before they contribute their time, money, and energy.

Repeat back what you think you heard before walking away.

If you have multiple ideas, consider ranking them from most noticed and most reported to least noticed and least reported,