It doesn't matter what you do, it's what you're seen to do. People that are good self promoters do well at this, and people that quietly get their work done, do

It doesn't matter what you do, it's what you're seen to do. People that are good self promoters do well at this, and people that quietly get their work done, don't. I don't like this myself, and I'm not very good at it, but it is how it works. You know the type of people that are always telling their bosses what they have done (and usually taking credit for work that was done by the team), they are the ones that move up first. You'd think that bosses would see through this but they often don't. I have read about 'making your manager look good' as a tactic for promotion, and that seems to make sense too, but I've never really tried it. This probably means not bringing up any bad news too. This all may seem cynical, but I've seen it work for other people.