By Guest Author Debra A. Benton
If you are a quality person--that is, trusted, comfortable in your own skin, easy to get along with, able to engage others, and doing a stellar job--it all amounts to nothing unless you can help others in their endeavors, as well.
People assisting other people in achieving their day-to-day-out grind, not just their end goals, happens less than you would think--that's why it's a big differentiator for you if you do it. Putting it candidly, you need to cause people around you to be successful because if they fail, you fail--and you don't want that.
At every level, you are evaluated on how you affect people around you. When you cause people around you to be accomplished and to feel valued, strong and talented, you're the one who shines. You get noticed and "pulled up from above" as well as "pushed from below" because of what you trigger others to attain.
Look out for people. It makes it easier to get things done when they know you care about them and their development. If you keep their interests at heart, they'll take care of you. If people don't believe you'll look out for their interests, they won't look out for yours.
Source: D. A. Benton: The CEO Difference: How to Climb, Crawl, and Leap Your Way to the Next Level of Your Career