Promotion !

When were you promoted last….  Who does NOT like to get promoted at office…. It is NOT just for the monetary  gain – but also  it gives a sense of work  satisfaction and feeling that your  boss and  company  is able  to  recognize and reward you  for the hard work  put in…..

If you  are someone , who  is working in the company  for a while and you are trying to develop a personal brand and trying to  get noticed for the next level promotion , but you still  NOT sure what it takes….We  do see some of our friends and colleague, who are in this dilemma,

·         they are very strong performers at their Job,

·         they are  good at what they do.

·         they are reliable by their bosses / by  their team members in their dept.

What happens is in spite of how  good they  are  in what they do , year after year, they do  get  messed up with promotion.  The most common complain we hear is

·         I work harder than him/ her  /      I am smart or more experienced

Career coaches and authors recommend setting up a meeting with your boss in which you make it clear you'd like to talk about your performance and compensation months  in advance. Even before you set this meeting, you want to make sure you're ready to present your best case.

There are 6 tips that will help you to get promoted. These tips will change you   from a Strong Performer to TOP Performer.

1. You carry yourself with Gravitas…

To get ahead, you need to be professional and project that you are in control of your career.

You need to showcase your gravitas in voice, language and attire, most of all, it should become your style.

"This gravitas or seriousness, maturity - traits that are tough to fake and that will lead your boss and colleagues to respect you and give your perspective greater consideration.

You command respect by being a person of integrity.

You deliver what you say you will. 

2. You look to help others… all the time.

TRUE TOP performer is one who is willing to help other around him /her.

Whenever there is an opportunity to help, the TOP performer is willing and ready to do that. It does NOT mean that you  say 'yes' to  everything and you help  everyone  with  everything and you  can’t ever get to do your own work. NO. You know how to prioritize

Eg. One of my Best practice ---- Hotline Call -  Regular Call  with  or without agenda. 

This will  help  you  to project you  as a person who  can go  above and beyond  and eventually people  will start coming to you  for more  guidance  and you  will  be offered new and exciting projects

3. You are eager and flexible but NOT doormats.

When we first started our career, we just do whatever job was assigned to us without refusing and prioritizing.  There are NO ‘Buts’ or NO 'Nos'.  Just become order takers. By this you will be sinking in the job that is NOT important and that is NOT your role too.. 

By being eager and flexible and NOT being a doormat means you should know how to establish priority.

 If someone is offering you a work,  you  need to  let them know,  I am working on these  for my boss which is critical  and hence cannot do their task.

Doing this you are being transparent and know how to communicate diplomatically.

Yes, you always have a ‘To Do List’ which has all the priority tasks.

4. You execute more than you talk.  Get work done, before the deadline.

Hard work is the key ingredient in getting promoted. You need to execute show the sweat equity you can build. 

Once you  are able show that you  are capable of executing the job, then you  start articulating, how  and why  you  were able to  perform that and tell them that you  are an asset to  the organization and able to  use that leverage to  getting you  the  required promotion. Mindset of a top performer is simple - Top performer are driven by the intention to deliver high quality work as quickly as they can. Getting promoted is not just about doing your job, - Taking additional initiatives and It’s about over-delivering

5.Top performers are NOT Mute.  Avoid office Gossip.

Even though I said ‘They execute more than they talk’   but they are NOT mute. They know when to talk and right time and place to do it.  

Learn when to talk and when to listen respectfully.  If you're not sure about something, ask a good question. 

Majority of workers know, who the gossiper are.  If you want to be the top performer, you do NOT want to be in that list.  Top performers do NOT to spend time with these gossipers, they always maintain a safe distance from these gossipers.

6. They are constantly training and updating their knowledge and skills

Strong performer are comfortable in doing what they know…. They feel threatened, they stick with what they know, because they are afraid of change.  But the top performer have a growth mindset, they always have the room to explore and learn new things

Every company has some training program or the other… To keep yourself updated - make it a norm to sign up for 1 training program per Quarter.

Let me know, how these tips helped you -  All the Very  Best!