How to Grab a Seat at Your Industry’s Table (Even If You Were Never Invited)

While the guest list is rigged, you still belong

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So you want to be in the room where it happens. Maybe that room is your firm’s conference suite, where you envision yourself sitting at the head of the table as the lead on a major project. Or perhaps it’s an Olympic soccer field, a stage at Lincoln…