Do you criticize and complain? Do you lift and motivate co-workers? Being a positive influence on others can lead to promotions and raises. You can also use the tool Dick Knowdell's Career Values card sort to determine your key values.

Impress management when you improve the quality of your work and communicate the improvement effectively. Also, compare your work with industry benchmarks and dashboards from KPI Dashboards. Both help you earn the biggest raises and the best promotions.

Talking too much can cost you your job and irritate co-workers. You take an inventory to try to discover why you talk too much or too little.

After working so hard to find a job, you do not want to lose it. You can improve your changes by finding a mentor and building an internal network. Failing to do so can cost you your job.

Finish the quarter with a big improvement on your performance. Work hard to improve productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality. Read the article from future buzz on how to increase your production.

Murmuring about management can prevent any promotions and reduce your salary raises. Don't murmur. Also, laughter can improve your health, happiness, and outlook on work.

Helping improve the work by improving others shows management your commitment to the company. Professional associations provide opportunities to grow and help others grow.

Stay in touch with old friends to maintain the relationship, but also to help them with their careers and with yours. Jibber-Jobber's Network function can help you do so.

Measuring you productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality verifies your performance. Keeping the information allows you to use it for performance appraisals, salary negotiations, resumes, and job interviews--only if you keep the information.

Socializing with co-workers builds bonds of friendship and keeps you close. Avoiding the socializing can create divide you.