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Executive Coaching and the American President
Perhaps no one better than a former U.S. president has the right to advise executives:
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while...
Self Publishing At The Speed Of Thought
Publishing, both electronic and hard copy, from articles to books, has come a long way in recent years. I used to be fascinated by anyone who had become a "real" author of a book. For that matter, anyone who had been published in a magazine or...
Surviving Corporate Politics Part 2: Keeping Up Appearances
Never a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, or so the saying goes. We all know that when someone is introduced into your work environment for the first time, their peers size them up immediately. How they are dressed, how they talk, and how...
Throw Out The Lifeline
The television show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" made a great splash when launched, and even spawned a number of imitators.
One of the features that made the show popular was the Lifeline. That's a mechanism an uncertain contestant used to...
Worse Than Tsunami, Trade Protectionism Hurts Third World Citizens
Last Thursday, I was heartened to read the news that my church, Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, had collected $732,000 from its members (beyond its weekly giving) for tsunami relief in Southeast Asia. That partially offset the news...
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How To Increase Your Chance Of Promotion At Work
Job promotions are not something that happens all of a sudden. Getting promoted is not only about your growth but it is equally proportional to the benefits an organization expects you to deliver for them. In short to expect a promotion one has to prove his abilities and capability as an individual or in other words be an efficient employee.
In order to achieve the status of an efficient employee one must keep the following things in mind:
· Ensure that you do your job well within the time and at desired quality levels
· Master your job: make sure you know the current job you are on as well as the back of your hand. Be an expert.
· Try and keep yourself away from workplace politics and gossips. Having said that, do not totally exclude yourself from the workplace politics because having contacts and having influence can help as well as hinder, so be selective and have the correct approach.
· Be a good listener, this will always help you to enhance your working capabilities.
· Have a positive approach towards responsibilities delegated on you.
· Always try and
do a bit extra then what you have been asked to do while strictly keeping in mind the work done is acceptable and useful to the company.
· Look presentable: Although it may sound strange that how the way you look has an impact on your working capacities but it definitely changes the way a person perceives you.
· Patience is required in some instances where after meeting all the above points a promotion is not secured, hang on its on the way.
· Continuously keep upgrading your skill rapid changes in technology and management approaches it's absolutely necessary for an employee to upgrade continuously to enable him to perform well as well as keep his chances for a promotion alive.
About the Author: Andrew Smith is a co-site owner of HowToAll, a site providing information on how to do things on a numereous topics. http://www.howtoall.com
Source: www.isnare.com
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