You have to win people over by making their lives easier or by making them look good. This does not necessarily have to be related to code or technology in any

You have to win people over by making their lives easier or by making them look good. This does not necessarily have to be related to code or technology in any way. Then, after people have a visceral positive feeling about you, make some tiny suggestion for improvement. Make the improvement, and whoever approved it, do something to make sure they associate your suggestion with a positive experience. Slowly repeat. It is a slight selling of your soul. It is effective.