you work just as hard at your job as
everyone else maybe harder but does it
ever seem like all your co-workers are
getting promoted while you're just
getting left in the dust the truth is
sometimes being great at your job and
working hard is not enough more often
than not it's about presenting yourself
more professionally so that your boss
can start to see you as more of a leader
in this video I'm going to explain how
you can be more professional so you can
have a better shot getting that
promotion and the recognition that you
deserve hey guys i'm kyle from the
distilled man so if you want to be seen
as a rising star at your company you're
gonna have to put in some extra work and
I'm not talking about extra job-related
duties at your desk because if you're
aiming for promotion you're probably
already giving your regular duties as
much as you can you're gonna need to put
in some extra effort to becoming a more
professional employee bosses look for
people who already demonstrate that they
can be leaders before they're given
extra responsibilities so without any
further ado here are my tips on how you
can be more professional at work and big
thanks to Carl Friedrich for sponsoring
this video and supporting the channel
number one walk and talk like a leader
what kind of person do you picture when
you think of a leader probably not that
woman who slouched over her computer all
day or that awkward guy who avoids eye
contact and won't say hi in the hallway
leaders are typically charismatic and
relatable that doesn't mean that you
need to be loud or an extrovert to be a
leader in fact I know plenty of leaders
who are soft-spoken but it does mean
that you need to carry yourself with a
certain level of confidence whenever you
need to get it from your desk and walk
somewhere pay attention to your posture
stand up straight pull your shoulders
back make eye contact and smile at
everyone you pass good posture is
important at your desk too no matter how
hard you're working kind of sends the
wrong message if a boss or a co-worker
comes over to your desk and they see you
just slumped halfway down in your chair
right leaders also speak with confidence
and purpose if you find that your public
speaking skills need some help take a
class or you can check out my post on
how to master public speaking and if you
find yourself using a lot of filler
words like um like then you can check
out my video on the topic to help make
your speech more meaningful and more
direct
number two build meaningful
relationships with your coworkers
so if you've been in your job for a
while it's easy to get into a routine
where you just want to come in get your
work done and get home as soon as
possible it's easy to isolate yourself
from your coworkers if you aren't
careful
so just take time to start a
conversation with the people you work
with and not only those people at your
level but also those people who are
maybe one or two steps above your level
people love to feel acknowledged so if
you work at a big company try to get to
know as many people by their first name
as possible ask them about their pets
that's not their kids names ask them
what they did on the weekend or maybe
even ask a few of them they want to go
to lunch on Friday instead of sitting at
your desk eating a sandwich it's all
about making connections you're probably
a great person but if you don't take
time to build relationships with people
then they're not going to know that and
bosses definitely take notice when
people are well-liked by their peers and
they might even ask your co-workers
opinion if you're being considered for
promotion so it helps to have as many
people in your corner as possible number
three and guys this is a big one stop
writing crappy emails so what you write
at work says just as much about you as
what you say keep your emails shortened
to the point if you write it now
novel-length email people are more
likely to miss important information
plus it sends the message that you don't
really respect their time if you can say
in three sentences why say it and three
paragraphs and speaking of not wasting
people's time try to refrain from
getting involved in forwarding email
chains and and funny memes that your
co-workers might be involved in sending
you want your writing to come across as
professional at work so if you're not
the best writer at least try to start by
using a free program like grammerly
which can help with some of the basics
like spelling and grammar there's also
tons of books on how to write better
business correspondence this is one that
I have that I enjoy but there's tons out
there and if you want more tips on how
to write better emails you can check out
my post how to write business emails
that don't suck which I will link to in
the description below lastly you should
never assume that any work emails you
send our private assume that anyone in
the company might read your email at
some point so trashing your boss or your
coworker or your client not exactly the
best move number four and you've heard
this before dress for the job you want
not the job you have
aside from wearing a tuxedo to work it's
pretty hard to overdress for most office
jobs and
you're way more likely to be considered
for a promotion if you over dress versus
being that weird guy who always wears a
saggy Hawaiian shirt to work look at how
your manager and other people at that
level dress sometimes it might be as
simple as upgrading from just wearing a
dress shirt to maybe occasionally
throwing on a tie or occasionally
layering on in a casual sport coat even
if your company does casual Fridays you
still want to look more presentable and
more professional than everyone else
it's not just the clothes that make a
man either dressing well is important
but you also want to take a look at your
accessories a pair of scuff shoes is
going to detract from your look no
matter how nice your pants and shirt are
even the bag that you bring your lunch
or your laptop to work in says a lot
about you now imagine a well-dressed guy
who brings a nice leather attache to
work every day now imagine that same guy
using a leftover trash bag or grocery
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description below number 5 take on
bigger challenges so I've got a secret
for you it's rare for people to get
promoted unless they're already doing
the work
my friend Dustin told me a story about
one of his friends she was working at a
company and the manager abruptly left
and left
her and her co-workers completely
scrambling in chaos and what she did is
she stepped up and really took on the
role the role and the responsibilities
of that that position without any
increase in pay and without a change in
title finally after about three months
she was officially given the position in
a big race because she was the obvious
choice for the job so that's the kind of
initiative that you need if you want to
fast-track yourself for promotion raise
your hand to take on extra projects and
do everything you can to help take
ownership that's how you get noticed you
should also have some idea of the bigger
picture beyond your own role so that way
you can decide where you want to end up
eventually you might even want to talk
to your boss about putting together a
personal development plan that helps
start grooming you for the position that
you ultimately want instead of asking
when can I get promoted ask what else do
I need to do to start contributing at a
higher level companies are often willing
to provide training and courses to
employees that show that kind of
initiative if you're in an entry-level
position you may not feel like there's a
lot you can do to take on more
challenges right away to some degree you
will need to learn the basics of your
role before you do any more but there's
always ways to go above and beyond
looking at the efficiency of your job is
a great place to start if you can find a
way to save your company time money or
other resources you'll put yourself in a
very favorable position just be sure to
focus more on how those improvements
will benefit the company rather than
focusing too much on being critical of
the existing way of doing things so
that's it guys five tips to help you be
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