What They Think You’re Doing

It doesn't matter what you are doing. It matters what people think you are doing. The dark underbelly of this truth is that people can fake it. They can get by quite well if they just look like they are doing what they are supposed to do. I want to flip this idea! If someone is doing EVERYTHING they are supposed to be doing and doing it WELL, it also doesn't matter. Unless someone knows about it. If you work with someone who is doing a good job, who is doing a little more than necessary, who is going the extra step… find a way of making that known! Send them an email thanking them for helping you and CC your supervisor. Mention how helpful they are in passing to the boss. Let their good work become known! The person in charge will be glad to know something good is going on, the colleague will benefit from the goodwill, and you will know you have done a good thing.