People who adopt a careerist strategy focus on careet advancement through political machinations rather then excellent performance. Wxperts have pointed out four ways in which workers try to influence their superiors' opinons of them: favor doing (doing a favor for a superior in hops that the favor will someday be returned), opinion conformity( agreeing with superiors in order to build trust and a relationship), other enhancement (flattery_, and self-presentation (portraying oneself as having very desirable traits and motives). In what other way might employees try to influence their superiors' opinions of them? How can managers tell when an employee is sincere? What cariteria should be used when deciding which employees to promote?