The previous article Leaders at All Levels highlighted the idea that leadership and personal finance are not mutually exclusive topics. Earning higher income is a key strategy to build personal wealth, and for most persons, higher income is usually achieved through promotions in their jobs. I believe the most effective way to position yourself for a promotion is to demonstrate you have leadership qualities. To accept this premise, we must unshackle ourselves from the belief that leaders

To achieve your personal finance goals (e.g. affording a comfortable retirement), increasing your savings is normally a key objective. The first step to save more is usually to reduce your expenses. But at some point, cost cutting runs out of steam, and instead you have to focus on earning more, which for most of us means progressing in our career i.e. getting promoted. The challenge is how to get promoted? There are various ways, of