With the economy in crisis, and daily news of massive layoffs, many of us are worried about hanging on to our jobs.
Instead, perhaps we should be thinking about how we can minimize the time to our next promotion. After all, as the number of employees in a given organization shrinks, there are often increased opportunities for those who remain. Try these ten tips, and you may be promoted faster than you think.
1. Be absolutely certain you know what is expected of you and the factors will be in evaluating your readiness for promotion. If in doubt, ask and observe.
2. Be sure that your boss is successful and that his or her success is recognized by his/her superiors.
3. Build a reputation as a problem solver. Never take a problem to a superior without at least one suggestion for solving it.
4. Be dependable. People who can be relied on are rewarded.
5. Accept challenges eagerly. In fact, seek them out.
6. Be cheerful and positive, especially in times of crisis. Offer your ideas in a constructive way, without overt or implied criticism of others.
7. Accept praise and criticism evenly.
8. Never stop developing new skills, especially those that are necessary but rare in your organization and your industry. Ttry to continually increase your value to your employer.
9. The more complex our workplaces get and the more each of us is asked to do, the more important good organization becomes. Take time to organize yourself: the farther up you move, the closer people will look at and judge you by your organizational abilities.
10. Assist your co-workers whenever possible. And, work hard to develop and maintain good professional relationships.
Remember that even if there is no way to move up in your current organization, you never know when an opportunity might present itself. Your task is to be ready when that opportunity comes, be it in your current workplace or in another. - 16069
Instead, perhaps we should be thinking about how we can minimize the time to our next promotion. After all, as the number of employees in a given organization shrinks, there are often increased opportunities for those who remain. Try these ten tips, and you may be promoted faster than you think.
1. Be absolutely certain you know what is expected of you and the factors will be in evaluating your readiness for promotion. If in doubt, ask and observe.
2. Be sure that your boss is successful and that his or her success is recognized by his/her superiors.
3. Build a reputation as a problem solver. Never take a problem to a superior without at least one suggestion for solving it.
4. Be dependable. People who can be relied on are rewarded.
5. Accept challenges eagerly. In fact, seek them out.
6. Be cheerful and positive, especially in times of crisis. Offer your ideas in a constructive way, without overt or implied criticism of others.
7. Accept praise and criticism evenly.
8. Never stop developing new skills, especially those that are necessary but rare in your organization and your industry. Ttry to continually increase your value to your employer.
9. The more complex our workplaces get and the more each of us is asked to do, the more important good organization becomes. Take time to organize yourself: the farther up you move, the closer people will look at and judge you by your organizational abilities.
10. Assist your co-workers whenever possible. And, work hard to develop and maintain good professional relationships.
Remember that even if there is no way to move up in your current organization, you never know when an opportunity might present itself. Your task is to be ready when that opportunity comes, be it in your current workplace or in another. - 16069
About the Author:
Robin Maxwell is a freelance writer based in Florida. In addition to writing newspaper and magazine articles, Robin blogs on online college graduate programs, online professional certification programs, online ACT and SAT preparation, and online degrees for educators.
