The document provides 15 ways for IT professionals to stand out on their team, as shared by various IT leaders. These include keeping skills fresh, speaking effectively to business units, understanding the business, collaborating with the business, focusing on the customer experience, being accountable, being open-minded, proactively solving problems, being willing to take risks, delivering on ideas rather than just ideating, and always being curious. Standing out in these ways can help one gain respect, more interesting assignments, leadership growth, and career advancement.