Know the undercurrents and hidden agendas

Question the motives of everyone and everything. 

Be well up on new management techniques

You cannot afford ever to stand still, to rest on your laurels, to sit back and take it easy.

My HR Story Book

Early in the year I contributed a chapter to the making of "My HR Story Book" by 'Lara Yeku.

Be on the right side of the people who count

Identifying the people who count and being on the right side of them go hand in hand, obviously.

Identify the people who count

They all hold some trump card which either gave them access to a senior boss, or some hold over them such as being a relative. Find them, know them.

Know the theft or perks rule

So what can you take home? Pens? Paperclips? Staplers? When is it a perk and when is it theft? Before you start filling your pockets make sure it is worth it.