Who does not want to progress in one’s career? Everyone does
and so would you. You make be proficient and conscientious, but that may not be
enough. You have to be noticed. You have to make an impact – not only on your
team, but also on your boss. Making an impact means creating an impression.
Remember that your boss plays a very important function in
your career advancement. He or she is perhaps one individual who can make or
mar things when it comes to a rise or promotion. The boss is indeed the most
vital personality in the loop if you seek to move up in the organization that
you are serving in. So, how do you impress your boss? You can do so without
much effort if you adhere to some basic procedures outlined below:
·
Be punctual: Any person would get impressed if, the first
thing in the morning after entering office, one finds all subordinates are
present and working. Punctuality impresses everybody and your boss is no
exception. You must make it a point to be present at the correct place at the
correct time. Punctuality is the soul of all business and corporate activity;
after all, ninety percent of wisdom is being wise in time.
·
Be a
confident talker: A person who
possesses good communication skills and is confident and pushy in his
conversation is also truthful and straightforward. If you are disposed to
information sharing and frank in putting across new suggestions, you will be
always appreciated. Even if there is anything off-putting that has to be
brought to the notice of your boss, you should be candid in your expression,
but with due diplomacy. Employees who possess such attributes are regarded as
amiable and welcome; in fact, they are accepted well in teams. Therefore,
assertive communication skills are worth acquiring and developing.
·
Be
enterprising and dynamic: All
managers abhor employees who as a habit, keep asking for guidance. Unduly
cautious workers who have a tendency to avoid taking risks and are wavering in
their approach are seen as irritants and regarded as organizational
encumbrances. On the other hand, if you seek genuine clarifications and
thereafter proceed on your own keeping organizational interests in mind, you
will earn a high credibility and reliability rating. Whatever be the results
achieved, your initiative will always stand you in good stead.
·
Be a
go-getter: Being a go-getter implies
being result-oriented. The results that you achieve at work are the barometer
of your performance. Your achievements manifest your capabilities and
abilities; they are also pointers towards your sincerity and commitment towards
work. In addition, your good performance shows up your drive, initiative and
enthusiasm. It sends signal to everyone in the organization that you can
actually execute tasks well. If you have to be a top member of staff, you have
to make it obvious that you are truly one. Therefore, you need to make result-oriented
hard work precedence for yourself.
·
Make your
attainments known: Achievements are
significant alright, but by themselves they are not adequate. Your boss should
be in the know of them on a continual basis. A boss would be preoccupied in the
management and monitoring of several people like you; and it is quite likely
that he or she does not get to be fully aware of the tremendous effort being
put in by you or your accomplishments. The onus of doing so rests on you too,
though you should not blow your own trumpet at the drop of a hat. It is
appropriate to periodically have a session with the boss and apprise him about
the progress made on various tasks assigned to you. During the course of such
interactions, you should make it a point to discreetly pop in your
achievements.
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