#1 Embracing Nepotism 

A real winner knows there are two types of jobs: the one you are qualified for and the better paid one your dad's mate can handball to you.  Nepotism makes the world go round, baby, and it has been like that since the dawn of time, no matter how many workplaces end up as total clusterfucks due to crippling incompetency. 

To truly embrace nepotism you have to slay that nagging demon in your head that suggests you should upskill or commit to professional development. Just get on your knees and gobble the throbbing member of cronyism. Sure, you might feel bad for the deserving candidate, but there will always be someone with a Cottesloe Golf Club membership to assure you that it's ok, and then hand you a moist towelette of unearned progression.