From the course: Succeeding in a New Job
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Measure your performance success
From the course: Succeeding in a New Job
Measure your performance success
- Ed Koch, who was the mayor of New York in the 1970s was famous for walking around the city and asking voters, "How'm I doing?" If you're interested in good PR and having your audience think you're a regular guy and creating a memorable catchphrase, that's a good approach. But if you're looking for measurable evidence that you're succeeding in your job, that's not the way to do it. Yes, so many of us rely on smiles, pats on the back, a kind word, etc. to get a sense of whether we're winning at work. By doing that, we're avoiding hard evidence, operating with blinders on in the hope that I think they like me will translate into keeping our jobs and/or getting the raise and promotion. If you think that's an effective strategy, you're living in a vacuum. And vacuums are for carpets, not work environments. It's important to actually know if you're winning at your job, and you need to take responsibility for assuring…
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