Be A Gladiator In A Suit: 9 Professional Lessons From ‘Scandal”s Olivia Pope
Build a good network of contacts
Olivia is a “fixer,” so it stands to reason that she has a Rolodex that anyone in Washington would envy. But you don’t have to be in the publicity game to build a good network of contacts. When she’s in a pinch, Olivia picks up the phone and immediately knows who to call. And business literally walks into her office to hire her on an episode by episode basis. Even the uber-shady Hollis Doyle made a beeline for Olivia when his daughter was “kidnapped.”