Hi there Terry from DotPointz and today we're talking about how to set
yourself above and to go the extra mile this all adds to your personal brand
because most will only do what's required. So we talk a lot about
professional brand at DotPointz and one of the key things that you can do to
make a really strong and positive impression on your professional brand is
to arrive at work before your start time. So what you commonly see in the
workplace in this excludes those workplaces where you have to actually
clock in and clock off I don't know quite honestly how common that is in
workplaces these days particularly in offices certainly in my experience and I
live in the southern hemisphere it's not common in an office place it might in an
office workplace but it might be in other areas but what you find is let's
say a start time is nine o'clock in the morning it's people won't rock up just
before 9:00 but by the time they've put their bag down said morning gone and got
a cup of coffee from the kitchen and gone to the bathroom set up their
computer and they're actually sitting down working it might be ten past nine
quarter past nine so you will set yourself apart from the crowd and make
an impression that's positive one if you can still do all those things but
actually be sitting at your desk ready to work on your work on your start time.
To me that's really a simple way of going the extra mile because most don't
and the second thing that I suggest is that you actually put your
hand up to do activities or tasks or mini projects that are outside of your
current brief or role or position description because most people won't do
that and they won't do that because they're afraid that they won't be able
to manage their current workload if they put their hand up to do something that's
outside of their actual brief but if you do put your hand up
what you're actually showing your management team is that you're wanting
to learn something different and new that you're ready to take on a challenge
that you're ready to push outside the boundaries of your comfort zone and that
you're someone who who just is willing to give it a go and that's a really
great thing in the workplace. So the third thing I would recommend is that you
do what you say you'll do when you say you will do it so this is about actually
if you say yes I'll get that information to you by the close of business today
make sure you do I know that sounds really logical and simple but you'll be
surprised at how we get so busy in our workday as administrators we know that
or if we're in the middle to lower ranks of the company then oops we forget it
but if you say you're gonna do something and then you follow through and do it
you actually build a reputation people that sort of information settles into
the psyche of your workplace of your colleagues but most importantly of your
managers so if you say you're gonna do something just make sure you do it. It's
a simple rule but it's a rule that really adds those strong foundation
layers to a great personal brand. Tip number four in this particular one is
make sure that there's a bit of finesse and flair in the work that you're doing
so I'm not suggesting that you be all fancy I am suggesting that if you're
presenting a report for example you've drafted something for your manager as
much as possible and typos they're a terrible thing they just creep in and
quite often your brain will correct them but make sure that you spell checked it
and grammar check to make sure it's formatted properly make sure that if
you've been asked to organize a particular event
that everything runs smoothly food arrives on time everything there's a
running sheet to go with it just ensure that everything that you do just has
that level of class about it that it doesn't look rushed and hurried even
though rushed and hurried excuse me even though it might have been but it's just
taking care with the quality of your work before you present it out to others
that'll help build your brand and it's about going that extra mile because many
people don't and part of that has to do with we're all so busy in this day
and age we find that companies are asking us to do more work with less
resources but nevertheless just add a bit of that finesse and class to the
work that you do and you will stand out from the crowd. So the last thing I would
add is remember that people talk positively or negatively and as you do
these few things and add to your brand your positive reputation will get around
and wouldn't it be nice to be talked about in a positive way to be to be
mentioned in the meeting behind your back in a complimentary way and those
things can happen and word gets around just what kind of employee you are if
you just go the extra mile because it's about not only building your brand but
here at DotPointz we're also all about in in times when companies are
downsizing it's really important that you build your brand to give yourself
the best chance of maintaining the role that you have.
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