ambitious professionals it's Linda
Rayner of Linda Rayner comm career
strategist
and intuitive purpose coach I help
driven professionals like you to enhance
your personal brand so that you can
pursue a career you'll truly enjoy and
in this video I really want to talk
about the topic of how to get promoted
so if you are someone who's been working
in your company for a while and you've
been trying to develop your personal
brand trying to get notice for that next
level promotion but you're still not
sure of what it takes then this video is
for you
I'm going to share with you key traits
that I feel are important in order to
help you get that promotion and some
other important aspects as well so I
worked with a lot of clients and I've
met many professionals with the same
common sort of dilemma what happens is
they're truly very strong performers at
their jobs they do a good job at what
they do there well relied upon by their
bosses by their teams or departments but
what has happened is that despite how
good they are at what they do year after
year they keep getting passed up for
manager senior manager or director level
roles that they really want to take on
and the most common complaint I hear is
that I work harder than that other
person I'm smarter or I'm more
experienced than the other person so why
is it that I keep getting passed up and
why is it that other people around me
within my team or externally outside of
the company why are they getting
promoted and I'm not and so today I
really want to discuss a common
misconception that it comes down to when
it involves how to get promoted and on
top of that eight key traits that you
need to start to develop within yourself
if you truly want to get that next level
promotion so why is it that other people
around you are getting promoted and
you're not well part of it has to do
with how you're managing your personal
brand I talked about personal branding
almost all the time and when I talk
about personal branding what I mean is
it's not something that you develop on
the outside
as if it's a costume that you could wear
it that's not a personal brand a
personal brand is you knowing who you
are what you're capable of and the value
that you bring no matter what situation
no matter what organization you work in
so that's part of it is how you're
managing your personal brand and on top
of that it's also because you probably
have a misconception about how to get
promoted and that misconception is that
you think that working harder equals
promotion and I can tell you that that's
not the case the reason why you probably
think that if I just work harder it
means that for sure I'm going to be
guaranteed a promotion I mean working
hard don't get me wrong that's
absolutely necessary for you to get
anywhere in life you definitely have to
put in that sweat equity you have to put
in that effort to move forward and go
wherever it is that you want to go but
at the same time it's not the only thing
and so you probably got the idea that if
I just work hard I'll get that promotion
you probably got that from back in
school you know growing up as long as we
studied hard we studied for our exams we
studied everything that we needed to
know and as soon as we wrote the exam
with we got a really good mark that
meant that our efforts paid off a lot of
the time that's sort of the thinking
that people carry forward they think
that well I got myself through school
through just working hard why can't I
get myself up to the next level in my
career by also just working hard well
you've probably already discovered that
it doesn't work just working hard alone
putting your head down and you know
getting your work done and being solely
focused on that is not enough to get you
to that next level unfortunately there's
a lot of other qualities that you need
to start to really develop within
yourself if you really feel that you
want to move up in your career and a lot
of it may not have been taught to you in
school but now that you're out in the
work world it's time to really take
notice of those areas that need
improvement and we're going to start
talking through them so let's just make
things a little clearer right now you
are a strong performer but you're not
yet
a top performer a strong performer is
someone who does a good job at what they
do they are always on time with what
they do they are well relied upon by
their boss but they're not being seen as
the top person in the team and that's
simply because they don't have these
other qualities that we're going to talk
about that will help them to get to that
next level and so what you're how what
you're having to really focus on now is
how do I get from strong performer to
top performer and so I'm going to share
with you eight key traits that top
performers have that you can start to
instill within yourself that hopefully
will enhance your chances of getting
promoted
so the first trait that top performers
have is that they look to help others
all the time a top performer is really
someone that is not just wanting to put
their head down and only work on their
own tasks a true top performer if
someone that is always willing to really
help those around him or her so people
on your team people above you your
bosses their bosses if there's ever an
opportunity to help then a top performer
is willing and ready to do that now what
this doesn't mean is that you say yes to
everything and you help everyone with
everything and you can't ever get to
your own work no top performers know how
to know how to prioritize so what that
means is you look at the task or the
project or the duty in terms of how
important it is and how beneficial it
will be to the overall team and the
company if it's something that is high
priority it's going to have a great
impact for the team and for the company
then definitely raise your hand and
offer to help because that's going to
provide an opportunity for you to become
someone who is seen as going above and
beyond what you normally do the regular
work tasks that you're assigned to and
then what happens is eventually people
start coming to you more for your
guidance for your help and you're
offered new and exciting projects to do
because you've already demonstrated that
you were able to do that well in the
past second trait that top performers
have is
that they know the difference between
being serious and professional if you're
a strong performer who really just wants
to go into work and get your work done I
get it it totally makes sense you want
to just focus on what you're doing and
you want to shut out the rest of the
world beyond your cubicle and what you
also probably feel is that you know all
the friendly interaction the banter
between colleagues can be a bit of a
time waster so you try to minimize that
as much as possible what happens there
however is that without even realizing
it you're creating this invisible
barrier between you and your colleagues
and over time you start to appear overly
serious and this actually makes you seem
less approachable by your colleagues and
even by your bosses even though they
know that you're a hard worker you seem
to be very much a lone wolf and you know
you just want to do your own thing and
that doesn't really help your case when
it comes to trying to move up to the
next level trying to be the leader of
the team because what it really involves
is that you need to be beyond being
serious you need to move into being
professional and what professional is is
that of course you're still going to
have those conversations with your
colleagues you're not going to appear
that you're not going to peer to them
that it's a waste of time talking to
them because people can read that energy
if you give off that vibe that oh my god
I'm wasting time talking to you you
don't want that to occur instead to be
professional it just simply means you
interact with your colleagues when the
time is right but when it's time to get
back to it you gently let them know you
know I got to really get this done I'm
just going to go back to getting this
done and that's it it creates a nice
smooth transition for you to be able to
exit that conversation and then head
back to your work so really it comes
down to how you interact with your
colleagues it's really important to
maintain that open friendly demeanor but
at the same time showcase your ability
to demonstrate boundaries they'll still
see you as someone who's warm and
friendly approachable and but at the
same time they see you as someone who is
hardworking so implementing this mindset
of being
you know vs. serious will really get you
further along in your career in the long
run
number three top performers are flexible
and eager but they're not doormats when
you first start a new job there are no
buts and there are no noes you know you
take on the duties and tasks and
projects that you're assigned and you
work through them you try to finish them
efficiently within the time line that
you were given or before the time line
and you work as hard as you can to make
sure that you set a good first
impression especially on the very first
few projects that you're given but of
course throughout as well but what
happens though is that even though
you're flexible in Iger you're not a
doormat
you're not saying yes to absolutely
everything and then only slowly working
through each of them what a doormat is
basically is someone who has the mindset
of sure yes yes they can't say no yes
I'll do this yes I'll do that they take
on whatever duties and tasks are given
to them and instead of prioritizing they
just do them in the order that they're
given if you're a doormat a lot of the
time if you're not prioritizing and
you're a doormat just saying yes if yes
you're overwhelming yourself and you're
drowning yourself in assignments that
probably aren't as important and
probably aren't your role like aren't
part of what you're meant to do so
essentially what it is is that you have
to be flexible and eager but at the same
time you have to know how to establish
priorities and if somebody is offering
you to perform a task offering you a job
or a duty to work on what you do have to
do is identify what is your highest
priorities and if you know that within
that given day you can only do XYZ well
then you inform them of that and you say
you know I will happy I'll be happy to
help you with this but right now working
on these items and these are the most
priority for whoever whoever your boss
is and once I'm able to get that done
I'll be able to help you out with this
so being a good top performer just means
that you know how to be transparent
about your priorities and you know how
to communicate it
a way where the other person that's
asking you to work on something doesn't
feel like they're being outright refused
trait number four they execute more than
they talk even though at the beginning I
said that hard work does not mean
automatic promotion it's still a key
ingredient that will help you to enhance
your chances of getting promoted
especially at the beginning of a new job
you want to prove yourself you want to
demonstrate your value to your team and
your company and so it's important that
you put in that hard work to getting you
in that realm of potentially being
promoted eventually once you're able to
execute enough and show enough results
that you truly are potential strong
potential for that next level that's
when you can open your mouth and start
articulating how you've been able to do
that or why you're an asset for this
organization and be able to use that as
leverage to getting you that promotion
getting you that salary bump or that
bonus that raise whatever it is that
you're looking for and straight number
five for top performers they say only
what needs to be said even though I said
a top performer executes more than they
speak they're not mute they just simply
know when to talk and the right time in
place to do it so for example a key
approach that I know has worked for me
and and works for my clients is whenever
you're in a team meeting in your company
and your manager or director or VP
whoever decides to ask everyone on the
team for their individual opinion about
something don't be the first person to
blurt out the answer instead sit back
and wait for each of your teammates to
give their answers some people probably
will want to blurt and share their
opinion and sound all great and fancy
and just let them do that what will
happen then is once they're all done the
table will be turned on to you and it's
going to be your turn to speak by that
point this you're at an advantage
because you would have heard everyone's
specific opinion
when you're going to be able to do is to
be able to come up with an answer an
opinion that is mindful of everyone
else's so you can include some of what
other people have said showing that
you've listened intently but then on top
of that you're able to give an opinion
that is genuine authentic to what you
feel about the topic but also might be
something that well it is going to be
something that other people didn't think
about because you already heard about
everybody's opinions you already heard
what they all said so you can add in a
unique factor unique detail that maybe
wasn't mentioned and then from there
what happens is that sets you apart from
everyone else
you're not just stating the obvious
you're stating what's been said you're
acknowledging that but you're going
above and beyond and sharing something
also a little bit more unique so it
shows that you're able to give a very
insightful response and it gives you
this calm collected confident vibe right
number six they get their work done
before the deadline the mindset of a top
performer is simple get your work done
as efficiently as possible unlike the
average performer they're not driven by
deadlines they're not driven by pressure
instead they're driven by the intention
to deliver high quality work as quickly
as they can that's the mindset of a top
performer now I know this isn't always
possible but if it is you should try to
implement this new strategy of working
where you're going to be delivering high
quality work but you're trying to do it
in as short a timeframe as possible
because trust me this will be
appreciated and remembered by those who
matter and it will enable you
opportunities to move up in your career
if that's what you're looking for
trait number seven they avoid office
gossip people who gossip in offices seem
to think that nobody knows that they do
the gossiping but in most companies
everyone's or the majority of people
know who the major gossipers are and
trust me if you want to be a top
former you do not want to be in that
group in general top performers don't
spend very much time with these
gossipers because they're such at
different levels mindset wise that they
don't have much in common they don't
have much to share it doesn't mean that
you're you should be rude to the people
who gossip it just simply means you know
you keep a safe distance away it's all
about establishing the right healthy
friendly boundaries with one another but
making sure that you don't stoop down to
that level of being someone who gossips
about everyone else in the office and
finally trait number eight top
performers are constantly training and
updating their knowledge and skills a
lot of the strong performers that I know
tend to be really good at what they do
but that's about it they stick with what
they know because they're afraid of
change and unfortunately that's not
going to help you to move forward in
your career if you only know what you
know and you're not willing to learn new
skills or advance your abilities or
advance your knowledge in any way and so
what happens is for a traditional just
strong performer you know they're good
at what they do but anytime that
something new comes along they feel
overwhelmed they just don't know how to
handle it as opposed to top performers
who already have a growth mindset and
know that there's always room to improve
there's always room to learn new things
and they actively seek out ways to
improve themselves and to learn
different approaches and as long as you
start to develop that mindset within
yourself to want to constantly grow and
improve yourself then it's going to be
seen by your bosses and the people
around you that you truly are someone
who grows over time and so it's only
natural that you're going to eventually
grow in to the next level as well so
there you have it my top eight traits on
how to become a top performer so that
you can enhance your chances of getting
promoted if you like the content in this
video and you found that you resonate
with it because you're someone who
really also wants to get promoted in
your
but you're struggling with how to manage
your personal brand then you can feel
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