The dream of every goal-oriented employee is to rise higher and get promoted at work. Success is just one of the numerous benefits that come with this feat. It can happen rapidly or might take a lot of time, effort and expertise.
Although to rise higher at work varies from one person/organization to another, you can fast track your promotion if you follow these 7 proven strategies that can help you rise higher even if you’re a new employee.
Build trust and integrity:
“Trust starts with truth and ends with the truth”, says Santosh Kalwar. Integrity and being trustworthy are attributes you want to possess to rise in your workplace. Your colleagues and everyone around should know you to be trustworthy. You can earn their trust by being transparent in all your dealings. Speak the truth unapologetically. Be very honest and fair in your views and interactions with coworkers.
Building integrity requires having personal principles and boundaries. It could be hard but it’s possible.
2. Set goals and be confident:
As we’ve established earlier, one who wants to rise in one’s workplace must be goal-oriented. Goal setting builds confidence. Working without goals is simply absurd. You need to set clearly defined goals. It’s okay to be ambitious, it builds efficiency. Though, it is wise to stay clear from arrogance.
Be interested in the vision and mission of your workplace, then set goals in line with them. One that had his goals carefully sought out will pull out ideas easily. This kind of mindset will allow you excel in your workplace in no time.
3. Be consistent:
Goals are the back bone of consistency. Consistency is a bit easier when goals are set. Truth is, consistency is strenuous but it helps you come off as reliable. It will naturally make your boss and colleagues always turn to you because you show up always. They will overtime rely on your suggestions and opinions with no questions asked. This will unfailingly cause you to rise in your place of work.
4. Don’t be a lone wolf:
To rise in your workplace, you need to be a team player. Rising in your office will mean having influence amongst your colleagues. This will be difficult if all your colleagues know about you is hearsay. Try to mingle, don’t avoid all your office get-togethers and functions. It may not be more than a professional relationship, just don’t always shut co-workers out.
5. Don’t be rigid:
Be an open book, your views and suggestions may not always be the best. Learn to be flexible with your decisions and opinions.
Listening to your colleagues does not make you less confident. If you always shut your team up, and work only with your plans good or bad, you will only look obnoxious. You can not gain enough influence to rise in your workplace with this behavior. You should always hold on to beliefs and principles but be flexible enough to reach a compromise.
On the other hand, listening to people can help you rise in your workplace. People are comfortable in a system where their views are respected. It builds teamwork in the office and earns you enough respect to rise in your workplace.
6. Be proactive:
Actions speak louder than words. To build enough influence to rise in your workplace, it’s crucial to be proactive. Let your actions do the talking. Be a step ahead of everyone by showing the results of your idea. Volunteer if no one else does. This will help you get the attention of your boss and in turn rise in your workplace.
7. Be punctual:
Shakespeare said “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late !” Well, we’ve talked about being trustworthy, consistent and proactive. Adding punctuality to these qualities will help you deliver your duties quickly. It will be difficult to perform well in your office if you are always running in late or executing tasks last minute. Punctuality can help you rise massively in your workplace. It reveals your level of commitment.
How to develop the habit of punctuality.
Which of these strategies are you going to explore to rise higher in your place of work?
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