Doing your job? Build on that!(TIP OF THE MONTH)(Column)

"Why should that matter if I can do the job?" is a familiar phrase from employees that references everything from personal style to workplace attitudes. Managers, however, evaluate the potential of an employee to advance by measurements that far exceed one's ability to do the work. Technical ability is the floor. It's important for professionals to build an entire structure around their know-how that includes how you communicate, your appearance, your relationship with managers and peers, as well as drive and initiative.

For those hard-working individuals who can't understand why they …