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Have you ever watched a figure skater glide across the ice and marveled at how easy it looks? So graceful, so beautiful, so effortless. It takes a lot of work to get to that point, though. Go down to the rink on a Saturday morning and watch the kids taking their first lessons as they stumble and fall and then get up to try again. It takes a lot of falls before you get good enough to make it look easy.

The same is true of many jobs. You get so good at what you do that no one realizes how hard you work. It’s great to be an expert at what you do, but it can sometimes backfire. If your boss thinks you’re hardly working — rather than working hard — he’s not going to want to give you any raises or promotions. It’s up to you, then, … Continue reading Credit Stealers
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Why would you want to increase your visibility at work?

Why not just let your work speak for yourself?

You can’t expect to get ahead if people don’t notice you.

…and it’s never safe to assume that decision-makers are aware of your accomplishments.

Increasing your visibility doesn’t require constant bragging and acting like you’re “self-promoting.”

Here are six tips to make yourself more visible without being overbearing.