How to ACTUALLY make it in the corporate world? Learnings by an overachieving introvert.
There are loads of articles out there giving guidance on what to do to succeed in a corporate environment, articles usually focusing on an employee’s ability to deliver results, have good communication skills, and other type A personality traits. In this article, though, I start by assuming that you ALREADY have the type A personality and performance. Meaning, you communicate clearly. You finish your tasks timely. You have a positive attitude. You take initiative and are eager to learn etc. etc. However, your career is still not progressing in the direction or at the speed you’d like. So, there must be something important on top of those qualities to support your career growth. But what?
In this article, though, I start by assuming that you ALREADY have the type A personality and performance.
Over the years working in a corporate environment, starting from individual contributor roles up to program management and executive facing roles I’ve witnessed several aspects that I find especially important for “making it” in a corporate environment that don’t get mentioned that often. Here’s a short summary of them.
