8 tips to help you to quickly rise through the ranks
Work And Study / / December 25, 2019
We already told you about errorThat interfere with career advancement. But also need to perform and the specific steps to move quickly on the job. Something you already know and do, and something that will be a novelty. In this article - simple tips to help you climb the corporate ladder. If these steps are not taken, then the path to the top can be tightened.
1. Know how to listen to people
Try as little as possible to participate in useless conversations, and do not be the initiator, but the longer participate in constructive discussions. Listen to what you said the source. Believe me, when you say something and ponder the above, it looks smarter.
Must be able to listen carefully, try to do it objectively and understand what your partner wants you to bring and why. Learn to say when it is really needed. And while talking listen as if you tell an interesting story.
2. Be part
If your colleagues there is some insurmountable difficulty, help him cope with it and sometimes do offer our assistance. And if you do not know how to solve the problem, helping employees find resources that will help in the decision not to cook in its own juices. So you will seek to position themselves to other people, and also to receive free valuable experience.
It also applies to informal corporate affairs: holidays, birthdays, misery colleagues. Participate, help with the organization, to motivate people. Be the informal leader, but not get carried away - there are times when employees become good "public men", but no more.
3. Read Educational books
An expert can afford to be anything (remember Dr. House), but the head must be the best among equals, open person who can listen and understand subordinate, said at the time "no", to be able to operate in a mode multitasking and find a way from a variety of situations.
So you have to read and to grow faster to read a lot: psychology, motivation, controlInfluence, oratory, planning time. Good read 15-20 books a year, and it's doable.
It is also a good tool will visit training to develop their leadership skills, especially good training with practical application. It is necessary to attend at least 2-3 trainings a year, and do not wait until you start to offer them.
4. Admit your mistakes
The most necessary knowledge and experience we have, unfortunately, through their own mistakes. When we work, each failure seems our brilliant career end. This is actually a valuable lesson that in the future make us attentive to make decisions and set tasks.
Many people in ordinary life would not hurt to do it: Moderate own pride and importance, admit their mistakes, understand them, analyze and does not recur.
Trying to protect themselves from the decision-making and responsibility, employees often fail to take any action or perform work not in full. But there are good psychological trick: "I have the right to make mistakes, even the great wrong, what to say about me." Do not be afraid to make mistakes, afraid to repeat their mistakes. Act!
Never hide their own mistakes on the job, even if you know that for the oversight of retribution. Secret always becomes clear. It will be worse if you concealed error will lead to negative consequences. Your reputation as a worker will be lost forever. It is better to report your error management and suggest ways to fix it, if possible.
5. Make every effort to do the work
Try to perform the task as if you do it depends on many things (within reason) for myself and from this task. Do more than is expected of you, do 110%.
Consider all the facets of the problem, upgrade, make something new. Follow her, perhaps too late, but the surprise others with your approach and with the result!
Remember, not everything depends on you, but the efforts you still owe. This quality will appreciate the other.
6. motivate people
Tell people what they can, that will do better, and their mistakes and temporary failures. Discuss with them in conversations theme of honesty, hard work, personal growth and responsibility. To communicate to them the idea that money is not always important, there are other values.
Believe me, even though people are in the majority and do not want to listen to talk about lofty matters, and may feel that everything is just about money, but in personal conversations can be heard and more. Pull people forward, no matter what, and you get support.
7. Responsibility throughout
Take responsibility, carry her burden, do not give up. Yes, you may be tired, but rest and move on. People like it when there are a responsible person, with charge in all: come on time, to bring the case to the end, looks good, control their emotions, do not throw those on his It relies.
Become a guarantor of reliability in the team. You will not notice how to rise above themselves - and their careers.
The main thing - is responsible for his words and actions, be consistent. It will serve you well.
8. find a mentor
For a qualitative lift the ladder find yourself a mentor. This may be your boss, the head of another department or even your friend. Learn from it, so that it points you to your mistakes and showing new horizons. Ask him questions about the management of technology - he has much more experience than you.
You can also go further and gain experience from the head of your head. You will soak up knowledge like a sponge, you will be able to expand their professional horizons. Do not think that you tell no one anything: all flattered when asked about the work, what they do and how they have come to this.
Way head - the hard way, as will have to constantly get out of your comfort zone, to be able to make difficult decisions and take responsibility for them, when all around are silent. Leader in our time getting disciplined people, talkative measure, able to listen, initiative and responsibility. In this case, it can be both an introvert and an extrovert.
The good way to head, it's the fact that you have to develop yourself as a person and at the same time to climb the career ladder. Remember that leaders are not born but become.