It may seem obvious, but plenty of employees fail to accomplish the basic tasks that are required of them. If you make a diligent effort and do a good job, your boss will be impressed. “It all starts here,” Coleman says. “If you don’t do great work it’ll be difficult, if not impossible, to win over your boss, even if you follow all of the remaining suggestions well. Employees who do good work, consistently, efficiently, and professionally, are a joy to manage and ultimately allow their manager to focus on critical issues within the organization. The less your boss has to focus on your accomplishing your daily tasks, the more he or she can focus on accomplishing his or hers.”

这似乎是显而易见的，但是很多员工未能完成所要求的基本任务。如果你工作勤奋努力，并出色的完成工作，你将会给你的老板留下不错的印象。“一切从这里开始，”科尔曼说。“如果连本职工作都做不好，哪怕你能把其他八条秘笈都用上，想要赢得老板的肯定也是很难的，甚至根本没戏。能稳定、高效、专业地开展工作的职员，管理起来会是乐事一件，并且能为其上级将更多精力投入到组织内部的关键问题提供帮助。上司对你日常工作好坏投入的精力越少，就越能够腾出手来实现自己的成就。”