Lawrence Polsky and Antoine Gerschel

Want to get on "the list" to move up the executive team ladder? Our advice from coaching executive teams and leaders around the world is to act like you know you can be fired tomorrow.

That’s right, approach your job like you have a target on your back. Keeping that mindset will motivate you with kind of zeal and drive that’s critical for those who want to attain top leadership positions.

Here are four more tips for getting on the executive team and/or moving up the ranks in any organization:

Jason Hogg, Senior Lecturer at Cornell University

The relationship between a boss and an employee can make a huge impact on performance, work culture, productivity and communication in any job.  Naturally, expectations and social norms are different between colleagues and supervisors -- but how can you maintain that balance?

Here are some tips on how bosses from any kind of field can properly brand themselves to their employees: