How To Get That Promotion!

by Garry Munro

Published on this site: June 22nd, 2005 - See more articles from this month...

If you're looking for that promotion or pay rise then you'll need to be noticed by your employer, so here's a few tips to stand out from the crowd:

• Have a Friendly & Positive attitude towards Everyone you come into contact
  
• Provide Service and treat Everyone as your customer
  
• Be Professional at all times
  
• Always look for extra work, especially when others are ducking for cover to avoid it
  
• Watch what your colleagues are doing, copy from the ones who are receiving praise for their efforts but learn to do it better than them, while avoiding doing what your "lazier or negative" colleagues are doing
  
• Be a Thinker and offer suggestion on how to do things better and more efficiently
  
• Plan and follow your plan
  
• Don't Procrastinate, do what needs to be done NOW!!
  
• Think ahead, when ask to do A & B, do C as well
  
• Anticipate the next question and provide the answer before you're asked
  
• Dress and Act as if you were already in the position you want to reach
  
• Go to lunch with successful people and learn from them
  
• Don't be afraid to ask questions and ask for help
  
• Avoid Office Politics
  
• Be an Individual while being a team player
  
• Learn everything about your company and products

Follow these tips and you won't need to ask for a promotion or extra money, it will happen automatically.



Garry Munro is a successful consultant, speaker & coach in the area of self-development. Based in Sydney Australia he runs his own business "Minds Alike" and works with small business owners and individuals assisting them to set & achieve their goals. Visit his blog site at http://www.mindsalike.blogspot.com for more articles on success, business and self motivation.