From the course: Managing Your Career: Mid-Career
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Promotion success factors
From the course: Managing Your Career: Mid-Career
Promotion success factors
- In seeking a promotion, there are common success factors for those that rise in the ranks quickly versus those that do not, and these are not tied to your specific skills to get the job done. It's how you go about getting your job done that makes you stand out. The good news is that these success factors can all be learned or developed. Much research supports that those that work on these factors grow in their career at a faster rate, and tend to be recognized more readily for their achievements. There are five areas to consider. First, you have to be able to identify the big picture of the organization. Understanding how the projects you work on achieve the company's goals will help you to identify opportunities to solve your company's problems. It allows you to show initiative and connect short-term actions with long-term outcomes. You'll want to be careful as you're considering the long-term results with the path of your current position. As you begin to solve the significant…
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