The guy who takes full credit for a job well done -- albeit any help he received along the way. The "one-for-the-taking-and-focused-on-quick-ways-to-get-ahead" cougar lady. The hot-headed jerk that jumps down your throat at any sign of question or disagreement concerning his latest project. While most of us share a common goal of achievement and success in the workplace, we also know that there are ways to accomplish this ambition -- and ways to fall short. To avoid becoming the once-respectable, often-humble guy who got a promotion but lost his wits, one can follow some advice on the seven deadly career sins to assure career advancement.
See "Seven deadly workplace sins", Rachel Zupek, CNN, September 19, 2007