Intention is one with cause and effect. Intention determines outcome. And if you’re stuck and not moving forward, you have to check the thought and the action that created that circumstance. Oprah Winfrey Are you holding back your intention of promotion? Is there an internal opposing force getting in the way? An inner force so powerful that it paralyses you…
Your unique value proposition is what makes you stand out from all your peers who are just as talented, work just as hard and deliver results. It’s the value that only you can bring to deliver strategic impact to the business. It’s your promotion superpower. “Success is adding value to the world through your unique gifts” Lewis Howes This week,…
There are promotion saboteurs in your organisation. Some with the intent on damaging your career and others who strangely have your best interests at heart. Today, I am going to share with you who these may be, and how you can mitigate any risk they will cause to your promotion. Your Boss Is your boss raising your visibility with your…
This week I want to show you how to ace the promotion process and become an executive leader by sharing insights from my own experience as – Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen. Michael Jordan Your Best Shot at The Title If you are thinking about getting promoted, then this is…
Don’t restrict your career growth to your boss or even the company you work for. If you do, you are limiting your career and future to their limitations, not yours. I was speaking with an ex-colleague this week who told me that his boss had moved to a different role and even though he felt like he was his boss’s…
Life Couldn’t Be Better Jai is a dedicated family man with a beautiful wife and two young children who are both the apple of his eye. He is highly driven and works hard to succeed but will always spend the evenings and weekends with his family. The only time he will compromise on this is if there is a work…
The power of visibility can never be underestimated. Margaret Cho Has your lack of visibility resulted in you being overlooked for a promotion? Me Too I’ve been there too and it sucks. But my boss was straight with me. He said, “You can suck it up and we can work together and succeed next year, you can bitch and whine…
What got you here, won’t get you there” Marshall Goldsmith You have just been promoted from the Championship to the Premiership, the new money and status are fantastic, but the top four and those in the relegation zone are not going to pay you any respect. Unless you raise your game, they will kick you straight back to the Championship.…
You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself. Diane Von Furstenberg Don’t restrict your career growth to your boss or even the company you work for. If you do, you are restricting your career to their limitations, not yours. It may not even be the same boss next year. Here are five core strategies I used to build a successful…
“It takes more than just fancy flying” Top Gun After coaching many of my own team for promotion and evaluating many others on promotion committees, it takes more than just hard work and time in your role to get you promoted. Here are seven strategies that will improve your chances. 1. Visibility Can your boss’s peers, their boss and other…
Are you overloaded, continually context switching from email, meetings, projects and conversations? Do you feel like you are never giving your best to anything and are exhausted at the end of the day? “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith Reactive Zone If you are, then I bet you are spending too much time in the reactive…
Have you been offered an exciting new opportunity at work?
More responsibility that will take you closer to that promotion you want?
Do you feel excited?
Good, you should be. But before you accept this exciting opportunity, you should read this post to see if you can avoid career suicide.
This week, I am going to tell you a story about how I nearly looked like an ego driven idiot.
Are you up for promotion this year? As the end of the year approaches and you still haven’t had any bad news, then there is a high chance it’s in the bag. Imagine what you can do with that extra money and how proud you will feel when you tell your friends and family about this great news? But this…
Are you limiting your career success because you’re focussed just on short term gains? Let me expand on this thoughtful, but vague question. Objective Aligned Career Success Do you measure you and your teams career success against yearly objectives? Of course, you do, that’s how the HR performance and compensation processes work. And, that’s how you and your team are…
Do you ever think your boss, or their boss are thinking are you really worth your salary?
One of my corporate career regrets is that I never built an external brand.
Raising my external visibility during my career break in 2015 and now running my own business, I recognise how important it is being recognised externally.
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