The canvas strategy

Build reputation and relationships by helping senior people succeed and letting them take the credit.

Ryan Holiday's framework, from Ego Is the Enemy, pp. 25 to 84.

Come up with ideas to hand over
Give your boss or senior colleague ideas they can use.
Connect people
Introduce thinkers and up-and-comers to each other so new sparks form.
Do what nobody else wants to do
Take the unglamorous work and become the best at it.
Find waste
Identify inefficiencies, leaks and redundancies and free up resources for new areas.
Produce more than everyone and give ideas away
Build an enormous bank of favours and relationships over time.

From chapter: PART I: ASPIRE, pp. 25–84

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