Is your career stalled? Is it progressing more slowly than you'd like? Is it only the brown-nosers in your organization who seem to be getting ahead?Uncommon Career Advice 101 takes a close look at the skills brown-nosers use that help them get noticed and get ahead. In a crowded, global job market and in the face of corporate belt tightening, now, more than ever, it is critical to have a solid strategy for differentiating yourself. Knowing and using these skills will help you to do this.The examples and analysis in this book will help you recognize that when executed from a position of competence, these four skills that brown-nosers use --- visibility, positioning, networking and connecting --- make good business and career sense. You will learn what they are, how to use them, and how to incorporate them into your plans without incurring the stigma that being a brown-noser can mean to your career.Let's face it. The reason we hate brown-nosers so is because they get what we want. What would it mean if YOU earned that promotion, pay raise, project or other opportunity you have been dreaming about? What would it mean to your life right now? What would it mean to your future? If you have recognized that competence and hard work alone don't seem to be enough, add these skills to help make your career dreams come true!