Being in the Vicinity of Key people: You might work like hell, but if the key people in the company don’t see you, you’re fighting a losing battle. So, keep your eyes open, talk to key people, share ideas of improvement and let them know you’re Someone to be counted. A colleague may laugh at you if you tell him “One day I’ll be the VP of this company. But tell that to the VP and see the reaction. They will take you seriously”.

Being Firm when you have to: You Cannot be nice to everyone! Sooner or later your project will fail, and that is not Nice for you! So, if you need to stamp authority to get things moving, it’s fine. If you stamp your authority because you have the power, you’ll soon be out!

Does your role fit your personality: I hate software and I was asked to write… I just could not and that came against me in my reviews. Switch roles. Companies always have openings in other areas, if there’s one that you feel you can do justice to, go for it! When you do something you are confident of doing, you’ll start adding value in no time…