I don't know how my dad does it, but he never asks people to do things for him, he somehow makes them
want to do things
for him. And I don't mean just those below him, but even those who are above him in the corp ranks go out of their way to be in his grace and at his service.
I once asked him since it's so easy for him if he didn't wish to be in a higher position than now. He was like naw that'd be troublesome, I'd have only a slightly higher salary and in return more taxes and more troublesome tasks, it's not even convenient. You have to be high enough to make good money and be able to pull some threads, but low enough to stay out of the shark tank and retain certain freedoms.
Of course there's a bit of gambling there cause the big wigs can cause a business to collapse with bad decisions but he sure has exploited this method well in his career.
*random*