Appearances to Avoid: The purveyor of significant, needed organization knowledge needs to take care that he is not seen as a road block, a naysayer, or a negative employee who focuses on what doesn’t work, didn’t work, and won’t work. You’ll want to avoid being viewed as an employee who is not open to new ideas. You need to stay away from the appearance of territoriality or unwillingness to share information。
避免出現：組織提供重大資訊的決策者要注意，不要讓別人覺得你是一個障礙，是一個懷疑論者，或者是一個只專注於那些過去，現在，將來都不肯能起作用的事情的消極員工。你要避免被人看作是一位聽不進新思想的員工。不要停留在事情的表面，也不要不願意和大家分享資訊。
Contributions that add measurably to the bottom line via cost savings, process improvements, increased sales, and new customers are noticed and will help in keeping your job. It’s not enough to make the improvement, your boss must know you made the improvement. Measurable contributions count。
你可以透過爲公司做貢獻來增加你的重要性，比如節約成本，改進工藝，提高銷售量，以及開發新開戶等，這對保住你的工作是有幫助的。但是，光做貢獻是不夠的.，你必須讓上司知道你爲公司做了這些貢獻。看得見的貢獻纔算。
Start by setting goals with your boss, agree on measurements, and determine when he or she wants feedback. Make the improvements, document the starting point and your progress, share the results with your boss and interested others. Make sure your measurements are accurate and that the leadership group sees your documentation. If your company offers recognition for extraordinary contributions, ask your boss to nominate you。
從與你的上司擬定目標開始，商定評測標準，並確認你的上司什麼時候想要結果。在你做貢獻的時候，將你的起點和過程用檔案記錄下來，與你的上司分享結果，讓其他人對你的貢獻感興趣。確定你的評測是精確的，並確保你公司的領導層看得見你的貢獻。如果你公司設有特殊貢獻獎的話，讓你的上司提名你參加。
Kristy Chamberlain, a Baton Rouge, LA Human Resources manager, says, “Be visible. Volunteer for extra assignments that will make the boss and the boss’s boss know your name. Design a brochure, take minutes in the executive meeting, polish a report - work diligently and be noticed。”
巴路易斯安那州的巴吞魯日人力資源經理Kristy Chamberlain說：“讓別人看得見自己的努力。自願做額外的任務可以讓你的上司或你上司的上司知道你的存在。製作一個小冊子，用來在常務會議上作會議記錄，完善你的報告，勤勞的工作可以讓別人注意你的存在。
Jay Himes, an executive director in Lynchburg, VA adds, "Make sure you are providing value. Always ask,’What are your accomplishments today? How could you have used your time better?"
弗吉尼亞州林奇堡的執行理事Jay Himes補充說：“確保你的貢獻是有價值的。經常自問自己今天的成就是什麼？你可以怎樣更好的利用時間？”
