How to Progress in Your Career 02
April 6, 2009 | In: Career, Self Improvement
Team It
Don’t hog all the glory. Try to build a supportive relationship with your co-workers. Interacting well with your group will generate good vibes which in turn creates a happy and thriving environment. And who doesn’t want to have a workplace where everyone is happy and energetic?
Avoid Office Politics
Avoid getting into this trap as much as possible. Be impartial and just focus on doing your job the best that you can. It would also help if you do not react or comment upon hearing a rumor or a comment from anyone. If you have gripes about the job or the company, then don’t instigate a coup, have a chat with your higher ups and settle the issue professionally.
No is No
Be honest. If you think that you can’t handle all the tasks under the present project responsibilities, then say so. Ask if you can have additional help or if you can be given a more lenient timeframe for the other tasks that are not priority. Be clear upfront so you don’t have to deal with ires about late submissions of deliverables later on.
Prioritize.
This is connected with the one above. Learn which tasks or projects are needed to be finished first. Identify which tasks are related so you can schedule how you are going to tackle them. You can also identify your resources so you can delegate tasks as well. Prioritizing well says a lot about your organization skills as well.
Communicate
This not include being good with dealing your co-workers (especially in a culturally diverse workplace), but this also involve how you do your presentations, how you word your memos or other office communications, how you negotiate with clients, etc. Develop these skills and you not only finish your job better and faster, but it will guarantee you a promotion later on.
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