The modern workplace can be compared to a jungle, where only the lions eat. If you lurk around the giants territory trying to outdo his hard work and steal his lunch, you become the lunch while losing your ability to gain ultimate power. However, sometimes we witness the unthinkable paradox. Egrets are found on the back of water buffalos. The bird will feed of ticks in exchange for protection and sometime free transportation. Oxpeckers also feed of lice and ticks of the zebra’s back. In exchange for free food, they warn the zebra by screaming when predators approach. The same relationships are found in modern workplace. You provide a service for your boss in exchange for recognition, compensation, career development or professional network. The goal is simple. Strive to be in your bosses’ inner circle to benefits from his or her help until he or she withers down and is forgotten like a fallen star. You then get a shot at being the new boss having learned from the mistakes and successes of you predecessors.
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