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225 - The Surprising Career Hack

Boost your career by helping others succeed. Discover the surprising power of selfless leadership. Empower your manager, build strong relationships, and unlock new opportunities. Tune in to The Daily Hint for career advice.

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The Surprising Career Hack

In today’s episode, we challenge the conventional wisdom of career advancement. Instead of focusing solely on personal visibility, consider the impact of helping others. By empowering your manager and colleagues, you build strong relationships, gain valuable experience, and position yourself as a trusted collaborator. Discover how selfless leadership can be a powerful catalyst for your career growth. Remember, when others succeed, you succeed too.

Highlights:

00:00 Introduction: The Power of Helping Others

00:04 Visibility vs. Support: A Career Dilemma

00:33 The Counterintuitive Strategy for Career Growth

00:42 The Benefits of Helping Others in Your Career

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Transcript:

One of the biggest career hacks is helping others. It sounds weird because quite often the people that want to make a career, specifically in larger organizations, you push for being visible, you push for doing things that only you can do where you get visibility. But the funny thing is, as more you help other people, specifically your manager, if you let your manager shine, as better it is for your career.

And that's counterintuitive sometimes because you're in the backseat. You're not the front rower and seen as the leader of a specific thing. But as more you think about it and try it out, as more you grow, And as more you help other people to succeed, as more people want to work with you, as more possibilities in an organization you have.