I was told that to succeed meant that I'd have to work hard to establish and maintain relationships with people from all across the company whom I'd need to depend on—and who would depend on me. Why? Because in a company, especially a large company, there are many people there to ensure that the assets are protected—the sales force, the revenue, the customers, the reputation—and getting things done in a company means understanding and respecting these constraints by coming up with solutions that work for the business.
