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An old management saying holds that there are people who come to work and there are people who come to work.
If you are of the second type - you are most likely interested in advancing and moving up the ranks.
To achieve this, you must stand out in the field and give your superiors the feeling that you are a real asset to the organization, one that must be preserved and promoted.
How do you get there?
Adi Ohion, manager of the southern region at Manpower, presents the tools that will allow you to build the necessary infrastructure for this.
Coordinate expectations with the managers
when entering a new workplace - it is important to coordinate expectations with your superiors in regards to parameters for measuring success.
This will make it clear to you what the goals are expected of you to reach, what results you must provide and also what the promotion and personal development capabilities that the position offers you.
The coordination of expectations will allow both parties - to be precise and avoid disappointments
taught the organizational culture in the organization
Following on from the issue of coordinating expectations, here too it is important to know what is expected of you - behaviorally and organizationally.
What is the organizational culture.
Is the place more or less formal (there are organizations where to talk to the manager it is enough to knock on his door spontaneously. In others you have to arrange a meeting in advance).
What are the professional processes that an employee goes through and how are the interfaces structured in the company.
Who are you working with and who are your colleagues?
A good knowledge of the organization and its internal codes will make it easier for you to fit in and behave as expected of you.
Prove yourself
Be sure to perform every task assigned to you - whether in your daily work or in one-off tasks - to the best of your ability.
Learn your role in depth and thoroughly, grow your head and see things in a broad way.
The employer will notice this and write you credit points that will help you later.
Remember: your success is literally the success of the organization.
Those who aspire to progress should look at things broadly (Photo: ShutterStock)
Show initiative and think of new ideas
, as mentioned, those who aspire to progress should look at things broadly, from a "bird's eye view".
This will prove that he is made of the stuff that managers are made of.
It is not enough to do what was asked of you - come up with initiatives and ideas to streamline work.
Try to understand what contribution or change you can provide to the organization, how you can influence and improve processes and be more involved in decision-making.
Instead of doing what is assigned to you as a checklist, think in a non-standard way (what is known as "outside the box") and try to be pioneers and entrepreneurs.
Don't be afraid to present new ideas to your managers.
Even if these are not accepted in the end - you will still be credited with the initiative.
Prove that you are good at quantifiable results
In the end - numbers speak.
If you are salespeople who tripled the sales of your predecessor in the position, service or support people who manage to serve more customers each shift or programmers who write the code faster and with fewer bugs - these are achievements that can be quantified and presented as an advantage that makes you an asset to the organization.
Success in the position is the basis of staying in it and further promotion.
This is also what makes you outstanding employees and talents that the managers want to stay in the organization for the long term.
Share and consult
sometimes in the current work it is difficult to see beyond.
Don't hesitate to share with others - from managers to colleagues - your questions and thoughts about your assignment.
More often than not, these can provide you with a point of view that you would not have reached on your own.
This act also indicates that you are open-minded people, open to feedback
and were active socially
Social activity in the organization will indicate your human, organizational and productive abilities - a good indication that you are entrepreneurial and managerial in nature.
This is a required feature when you want to advance to a position that involves more than performing specified tasks and duties.
Social activity is the place where you can stand out and present yourself as big thinkers who think broadly, care and are loyal to the organization.
Maintain a correct balance in your activity in the organization
following the previous section - be careful with the dosage.
Yes, in addition to being good professionals, it is important that you are sociable and welcoming to your surroundings.
Social initiatives in the organization, good teamwork, connections, assistance to colleagues - all these are welcome, but cannot take the place of the "receipts" - performing the work as expected.
If you do not provide the results - everything 'around' will be less important and will not contribute to staying in the organization and certainly not to promotion.
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