Five Steps for Promotion: It Won’t Happen OvernightJason [email protected]
Attitude
Initiative
Set Example
Learn
Responsibility
• Attitudes will determine your behavior
• Your attitude will define you (judged)
• Affected by others (peer pressure)
• Bleed over on your calls
It’s What You Become•Attitude
Negative
Positive.
• See a need, fill a need
• Look for learning points
• Do things because it’s right
• Intrinsic motivation
Don’t wait for opportunity• Initiative
Extrinsic
Intrinsic.
• Master the fundamentals
• Learn your job, not what you want to do
• Plan your learning career, where is your organization going
• What are your interests and goals?
Always Look for Something New•Learn
Purpose
Perspective.
• Your going to make mistakes, own them
• Follow assignments with vigor
• If you see it, it’s yours, don’t leave it
• Be honest
It’s all you•Responsibility
Value
Trust.
• The hard choices are you forte
• Become the one they want to come to, from both sides
• Be humble and patient
• Work hard
Be the Informal Leader•Set the Example
Team
PROMOTIONAL QUESTION #1• What have you done in the last six
months to improve yourself and the department?
The lesser of importance between the two questions
• What have you done in the last 3-5 years to improve yourself and the department?
This is the important question and the one that counts!
Be ready for it!
PROMOTIONAL QUESTION #2
•Two QuestionsBe able to answer these without hesitation for your entire career