Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a boss. Does the boss account for yesterday’s and today’s work to his peers and superiors every day? Does anyone “pair” with the boss? Does the boss have a “boss master” telling him how to behave during meetings? Does the boss write his phone number and upcoming days off on a whiteboard? Does the boss “demo” things to his boss every week or two? Of course not. These are activities better suited to an intern. If you’re doing these things, your behavior is so un-boss-like—so subordinate—that it will be impossible for opportunists to view you as one of
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