career development
10 Top Tactics for Shameless Self
Promotion at Work
T
oday, more than ever before, it’s aspiring professionals these tips for capitalize on fortuitous chance meet-
important that those who are in a establishing a positive high profile and ings.
position to benefit your career effectively conveying “workplace
know who you are and what you’ve wins” with powers that be, both inside
accomplished. Successful profession- and outside of their current place of 2
Pace your boss. To really stand
out from the others and get the all
als understand the importance both of employment: important promotion, employees
being visible and letting others know should ensure they are in the office
about their achievements. As impor- whenever the boss is in. Let her or
tantly, they know how to reach this 1
Develop an elevator speech. The
chance to make a great impression him see that you share the same work
objective in an appropriate way that is can come up at unexpected times – ethic. Simply put, if your boss is at
not construed as bragging or conceit. including an elevator ride. It’s impor- work, you should be as well. If (s)he
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BusinessSuccessCoach.net tant that you can take advantage of any has decided that it’s necessary to be
CEO John M McKee, author of opportunity to promote yourself suc- there after hours, on weekends, or early
“Career Wisdom - 101 Proven Ways to cinctly and effectively. Develop a in the morning, it is entirely to your
Ensure Workplace Success” and a Tem- message that is about 2 or 3 sentences advantage to be there at the same time.
pur-Pedic Wellness Advisor, offers long and memorize it, so that you may This is a great opportunity to distin-
guish yourself from others in the work-
place and capitalize on one-on-one
time with the boss.
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Over-communicate. Keep any-
one who is in a position to help
you move ahead well-apprised of what
you are planning or currently working
on. Take advantage of every legitimate
opportunity to have face time with
your direct superior or other decision
makers inside the organization. The
more people know you, and are aware
of your projects and results, the better
the chances of your name being sug-
gested when new opportunities arise. A
good way to do this when working
remotely is to create a regular “status
update” memo, which helps those in
other locations keep track of your
progress and performance.
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Shine brighter by sharing cred-
it. No one likes a “glory hog.”
One of the fastest ways for a subordi-
nate to become disliked and disrespect-
ed by a boss is by taking the sole recog-
NORMAN CHAN - FOT nition for a team effort. Good
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