I would have wanted to read this book three to five years ago. Actually, there’s a lot I know that would have been very useful to me knowing some three years ago. Alas, nothing to be done about that.

Rather, I’d like to know: how to become a go-to person when you’ve already rubbed a few people the wrong way? Is it actually possible to redeem yourself?

This book tells you in easy to relate to examples how to become that person that is a go-to person and pretty much indispensable at work. All through reading I asked myself: do I do this? Do I not do that?

A lot of the advice given in this book was more of a confirmation that I’m doing the right things. I work smart, but probably could still work smarter (create more job aids). I do give the occasional sloppy yes, but that’s because sometimes I am actually the only person who can do the job, so saying no is a moot point. But perhaps I can be more critical of the sloppy asks before I say yes, so they will be less sloppy by the time I give my inevitable yes.

Anyway, I’ve taken lots of notes and plan to put theory in to practice. And who knows, perhaps I can straighten out those wrongly rubbed.

I read an ARC through NetGalley