For years we鈥檝e been taught that it鈥檚 not polite to brag. But if we don鈥檛 talk about our achievements at work, how will others find out about our contributions? I can assure you when companies are putting together layoff lists, they aren鈥檛 including those whose contributions are well-known throughout the organization. You may be the best singer in the room, but no one will know this if you never open your mouth.
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Chloe Lopez plays the trumpet with the Hitchcock High School Bulldog Marching Band during the annual Mardi Gras kickoff parade in Galveston, Texas, Feb. 26, 2011. An effective manager finds ways to toot his own horn.