These tips were published by The Muse.
Do not forget to remind people around you of your successes.
Many people are knowledgeable, experienced and productive, yet their successes and hard work are forgotten because they are afraid to boast aloud about their achievements. This does not mean you have to keep convincing everyone you meet how great you are; however, if you really do succeed in some project, you must be able to sell this information to people around you.
Get along well with everybody. Literally everybody.
A good manager (or even an aspiring one) must get along with everyone: colleagues, top management, subordinates, and even with the cleaning lady whom they meet on the corridor.
In urgent cases, deal with problems first. Then ask what you will get for it.
One trait of a quality leader and dependable senior worker is that they always have the best interests of their employer in mind. In the event of a crisis situation that requires extra attention or working overtime, the given person must be ready to face the situation and solve it. Only then will they ask what their reward from the company for this will be. Of course, this does not mean they should not ask for a reward once the project has been successfully completed.
Do not be afraid to come up with your own initiatives.
A worker who desires to be a senior employee or a manager must have healthy self-confidence; they must not be afraid to make themselves heard and if they have a fruitful idea or remark, they must know how to speak their mind or offer help.
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