What do you do if you want to get promoted?

Si deseas ascender, es crucial demostrar un compromiso constante con tu desarrollo profesional y un desempeño excepcional en tu rol actual. Debes buscar oportunidades para asumir responsabilidades adicionales, contribuir proactivamente con ideas y soluciones innovadoras, y establecer relaciones sólidas con colegas y líderes dentro de la organización. Además, es fundamental comunicar tus ambiciones de manera clara y constructiva a tus superiores, expresando tu interés en asumir nuevos desafíos y crecer dentro de la empresa. Mantener una actitud positiva, demostrar habilidades de liderazgo y estar abierto a recibir retroalimentación constructiva también son aspectos clave para avanzar en tu carrera profesional y alcanzar tu ascenso

In my experience, it has been critical to build my network strategically. I always consider these three steps. 1) Identify key influencers. These are people who hold influence over promotional decisions. 2) Seek feedback via mentorship and sponsorship from key influencers. This will help you understand areas for growth and development by actively soliciting their advice and guidance on how to position yourself for a promotion. (3) Communicate your aspirations. Be proactive and communicating your career, aspirations and interest. Articulate your strengths, accomplishments, and contributions in a compelling and professional manner. Clearly communicate how your skills and experience align with the requirements of the position.

Community building or networking is a skill you must master. This is a continuous reciprocal relationship with individuals inside and outside your organization. You can schedule quarterly meetings or share articles of interest based on previous conversations. Leaders need to know how you can contribute to the organization’s growth and they need to know you exist starting with your leader and your leader’s leader. It shouldn’t be a surprise when you raise your hand for a role. Great leaders have prepared you for the opportunity and have been speaking your name in talent reviews. It’s not just your numbers either but EI and innovation they may be looking at in future roles. Your network can help you hone these skills.

When you put time and energy into networking with others, people see the potential and enthusiasm in you. Don't limit reaching out to people only to your friends or office. Attend more events, gain visibility and see how it brings better opportunities for you.

What I’ve seen work for myself and team members is portraying you can perform well in the role, by showing initiative to the hiring manager of the role. Here are a few options: (1) Perform a task in the role exceedingly well. (2) Develop a strategic action plan for the role for an estimated duration, such as one year. (3) Highlight how the role can enhance revenue. (4) Create a project team to tackle a challenge in the role. By portraying such an initiative, the hiring manager is likely to assess your ability, which can place you in a position of power to be positioned for the promotion.

Taking initiative is key to being recognized. If you aim to advance within your organization, it's essential to closely follow management meetings and/or communications that address current corporate initiatives and goals. Identify their project owners and engage them with your well-thought-out idea, supported by relevant information, data and metrics. You might also identify a challenge within your company or industry that isn’t a current initiative which you can volunteer to spearhead to make a meaningful contribution.

"Se você deseja ser promovido, antes de se preocupar com uma lista de 7 providências alimentadas por inteligência artificial, acho melhor você seguir três dicas de um mentor que conhece a vida real por dentro e por fora no mundo corporativo. OBJETIVO | Defina a Posição que Deseja Conquistar Não fique esperando uma promoção "chegar". PRAZO | Estipule um Prazo para Esta Conquista Seu cérebro irá ajudar você a construir o resultado. RECURSOS | Faça agora uma lista do que você precisa para neste PRAZO conquistar seu objetivo." *tem muita gente fazendo mil coisas de forma aleatória: MBA, idiomas, certificações para ajudar em algo que não tem OBJETIVO, nem PRAZO e nem RECURSOS específicos. Pense nisso! E se gostou, curte! 👍😃

One thing that I have heard a lot is: This will look good on my resume. My advice to those people are almost always the same: You don't work on a resume; you work on yourself! You establish your character and build your competence, and the reputation looks after itself. Be trustworthy, prove your capability, deliver the results and the promotion should be around the corner. That is what you can control. You cannot control office politics, but your can control your effort.

To boost your chances of a promotion, take proactive steps. Set clear goals, excel in your current role, seek feedback, invest in continuous learning, build connections, and seize opportunities to showcase your initiative. By demonstrating your readiness for advancement, you increase your likelihood of securing the promotion. #ahmedalaali11