It’s a hard truth most people learn by accident. Putting a bulk of one’s effort into their work and letting office relationships take a backseat seems like a normal course of action. However, failing to play the game of office politics can lead to you becoming your companies “Best-kept secret.”
In this article, Roberta Matuson touches upon how both hard work and office relationships are crucial to upward mobility within leadership roles. Matuson details how to effectively cultivate office relationships in order to further career development.