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             ■ Ready a replacement for yourself.
             ■ Help your boss get promoted.
             ■ Help a subordinate get promoted.
             ■ Accept the unacceptable for now.
             ■ Ask for a critique.
             ■ Read the Economist for a global perspective.
             ■ Read USA Today, as most CEOs do.
             ■ Say “No” when you’d typically say “Okay.”
             ■ Do some grunt work others avoid.
             ■ Have a backwards day—do everything the opposite.
             ■ See where your work aids in profit and loss.
             ■ Persuade, sell.
             ■ Speak in headlines.
             ■ Improve your writing skills.
             ■ Network outside your circle of acquaintances.
             ■ Get your team to wrap up something they’ve been working on.
             ■ Make someone else a star.
             ■ Exceed expectations and requirements for a task/job.
             ■ Repair your damaged reputation.
             ■ Find out the boss’s favorite project or the biggest thorn in his or
               her side, and take it on.
             ■ Initiate cost reductions before being told.
             ■ Make a tough decision.
             ■ Teach a class.
             ■ Represent the company at a community event.
             ■ Send a note and flowers (or game tickets) to the spouse of a
               hardworking colleague.
             ■ Write your life story.
             ■ Write a list of 100 things you want to do in life before you die.
             ■ Do one of the things on your list of 100.
             ■ Pick a fight with your boss.
             ■ Take a class or read a book outside your area of technical
               expertise.
             ■ Write down your personal code of conduct in business.
             ■ Self-promote with self-respect.
             ■ Ask for a raise or promotion.
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