Continuing Rainmaker’s Personal Promotion Plan

Be a team player

• So much of work is accomplished through teams – departmental or cross-functional
• It is important to share successes with your team
• Avoid pointing your finger when there are failures.
• By being a team player, you will build your reputation and increase your value to the organisation.

Don’t fight Change…..  Embrace it

• If you can’t seem to cope with change many bosses will find it hard to promote you
• If it’s revising your hours, budget or team, don’t moan about how unhappy you are
• Actively seek ways of making the changes work for you

Ask for more responsibilities first before asking for more cash

• Volunteer to help out other departments or teams
• Ask for more responsibilities
• Asking for more work shows your interest and desire to help your company to succeed
• It also puts a spotlight on your value to the organisation.

Create your own opportunities

• Study the challenges of the organisation
• If you see an area that has been neglected
• and you have key skills in that area
• write a proposal for a new position
• Even if the company does not go for the new position…
• You have shown your initiative, creativity, and value to the firm
• These things can only help you the next time you request a promotion.

Prepare for a “no not this time”

• When you’re denied a promotion, actually it is one of the best time to lay foundations for the future
• Ask when you can reapply:
• in three or six months
• or after a certain milestone has been achieved, i.e. landing a number of new clients
• Follow up with an email thanking your manager for their time and confirming the details you discussed

That’s the end of the Rainmaker Personalised Promotion Plan …

I really hopes it helps you in your career..

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