Become the Boss’s Adviser
In Why Should the Boss Listen to You (2008), strategic adviser James Lukaszewski sets out the traits required to get ourselves on the fastest known conveyor to goal achievement within any organization – to be the CEO’s (or anyone senior’s) trusted adviser.
“What matters to leaders is success,” writes Lukaszewski. “They will pay attention to you if they think you have a good sense of what they need to achieve that success.”
To succeed as an adviser to the senior executives, says Lukaszewski, you must get involved in projects that appeal to them – providing solid ideas as well as small suggestions. You must not be selfish. Your aim should be to aid their needs rather than nakedly advance your own. Yet you must be curious ...
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