Build trust with your boss.

Trust is the glue that binds relationships together inside and outside of work. Without it, moving up is virtually impossible. And honest communication is a huge part of building trust with your manager. Share the good news — and the bad.

Avoid the temptation to sweep bad news about a project or assignment under the rug. You may think you're sparing your boss. But Probst and other CIOs say it's better to overshare than to undershare. The trick lies in knowing when and where to share information.

Probst says to sit down and talk to your manager about how to communicate when problems come up. "I don't like when information feels filtered, like something is being hidden. That will slow you down real fast," says Probst. "I want to know what's going on."

Murphy agrees with Probst's take. "I'd better know before my CEO calls me and tells me what's wrong," he says. "The last thing anybody wants is to be broadsided."

Information sharing, when it comes right down to it, translates to respect. "I think that it's very important to use chain of command in place and not circumvent your manager. It's his or her job to make you look better to the organization. And if you don't have that kind of trust you should look for someone you could have that with," says Murphy.