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Quiet Power

Halley is far from the typical image or behavior of what many might expect of a hip-hop music executive. He’s not at the clubs. He doesn’t have an entourage. He’s rarely in the gossip blogs—well, except once when Keyshia Cole, his client of eight years, tweeted that they were parting ways. “There’s nothing you can do when you get that call that they don’t want to work with you anymore,” he offers. “I leave it in God’s hands. It’s part of my growth. We both helped each other out.”

Be Promotable

But simply delivering good work won’t be enough, she warns: “Professionals will have to do more, be more, and look better to move up in their organizations.” The former vice president and general manager of HP OpenView at Hewlett-Packard contends that employees with the greatest career mobility are those who manage several factors connected to work, but extend beyond any particular job, such as adding value to the business, and winning the attention and trust of senior managers.

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