Chicago's O'Hare airport is one of the largest airports in the world and the namesake of the "O'Hare Test"--a personality test that you must pass in order to get hired, promoted and be a superb salesperson. I created 4 test questions that you must pass in order to win a deal or take your career to the next level.
Protect your corporate culture as a small leak can sink a great ship. Take a long time to hire the most passionate, proactive and smart people that you can find. If you hire both lazy employees and smart employees, then the smart employees will eventually quit; it takes time to build a superb corporate culture.
As counterintuitive as this might sound, you need to ask to get promoted. You also need to ask to get a raise. Most successful businesspeople that get promoted often and rise to the top asked to get to that level. Rising through the ranks is not just a reflection of how well you are performing in business. It’s very true.
