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How to Be Seen as Someone Who Can Do More

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Many successful people develop a reputation as someone who “gets things done”, which is crucial for delivering results and has probably served you well so far. That’s great, but not so great if it stops there.

Do you tend to get mired in the detail? Are you so much the “go to” person for implementation that you’re not even involved in setting the strategy? Are you still relying on the same career approach that got you where you are today?

Well, let me quote a book title I just love from executive coach Marshall Goldsmith: “What got you here won’t get you there”

If you aspire to top positions, it’s important to be seen as someone who can do more, as in the stuff that’s required at the next level (or two). Someone who is more than “just” the