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GETTING PROMOTED: HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU! – Luke 6:38. KEY THOUGHT The extent to which you help your boss achieve his/her goals, is the extent to which your boss will work on and enable your promotion. HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU!. Understand: Your company
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GETTING PROMOTED: HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU!– Luke 6:38
KEY THOUGHTThe extent to which you help your boss achieve his/her goals, is the extent to which your boss will work on and enable your promotion.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU! Understand: • Your company • How is it structured? • How am I going to be assessed or appraised? • What are the requirements for the next step? • Your boss (and the boss of your boss too!) • How do they like things done? • What drives them? • Schedule regular review meetings. • Your co-workers • Find out; how can I work effectively with them? • Be approachable.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU! Focus: • What are the goals of your team / department? • Know your target and how it connects with that of your boss. • Ask about progress and how it is measured. • Understand his/her priorities… and be flexible to adapt if necessary. • Be proactive: • Put yourself in your boss’s shoes • Think ahead • Don’t just point out the problem, be prepared to provide solutions.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR BOSS WORK FOR YOU! Application: The Contribute -> Grow -> Develop Cycle • Do your work • Understand the minimum requirements and timelines • Deliver on the minimum and go beyond • Communicate: Provide regular feedback / updates. • Invest in yourself • Identify trainings / courses / learning opportunities • Study (read books, articles, manuals etc.); learning never ends • Think value… always. • How can I make it better, do it faster, make it easier? • See a need, fill the need. • Avoid the ‘it is not my job’ trap: Stay open to new challenges
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