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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.