Getting to the next level

Reaching the top rung isn't easy, but it's doable. Promote yourself by getting people's attention and demonstrating the benefits of your projects and plans to the business. Move out of your comfort zone by taking charge of a project in another areas of the company, or transferring temporarily to another division. Improve your visibility by sitting on the board of the company. Become more decisive and be confident. Think strategy, not support, by focusing on the business benefits of IT and improving communication between IT and other departments. Sharpen up your office politics by observing the "power map" of office relations and embrace networking. Also, be proactive, talk about benefits rather than IT, and recruit business-minded people.

Learn more about going for the top spot:
- read the article at ComputerWeekly

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