{"id":3424,"date":"2013-11-07T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=3424"},"modified":"2013-11-06T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T11:47:19","slug":"how-to-make-successful-employers-want-you-2-simple-steps-by-tayo-solagbade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-make-successful-employers-want-you-2-simple-steps-by-tayo-solagbade\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Successful Employers Want You (2 Simple Steps) \u2013 By Tayo Solagbade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"All successful employers are stalking people who will do the unusual, people who think, people who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.\" -- Charles M. Schwab<\/b><\/em><\/b><\/p>\n

You can get better career advancement opportunities from your current employer, and simultaneously attract better employers to come knocking on your door.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Simply implement the following simple 2 step strategy diligently, on a daily basis:<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Master Your Job<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Only when you\u2019re competent at yours, will it make sense to try helping others master their jobs.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the first rule for success in any area of endeavor. You must\u00a0develop reliable job-based competence\u00a0that your employer recognizes<\/strong>, to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n

You must also constantly challenge yourself<\/b> to actively explore new and improved ways<\/a> to get your job done with less effort, in less time, and at less cost.<\/p>\n

Never shy away from going the extra mile as needed, to ensure you deliver results the boss is most interested in.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that there is great power in knowing<\/b> what your boss and\/or decision maker(s) consider most important for achieving the company\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

That knowledge helps you avoid wasting time and scarce resources on trivial issues, to focus on what really matters. It can also help you <\/b>identify aspects that matter but which are being missed out by the management<\/b>.<\/p>\n

You can <\/b>draw attention to such aspects, and proactively offer ideas about what to do. The best part is that once you succeed in connecting <\/b>with your boss or decision makers at this level, you are likely to be seen as a \u201cpotential leader\u201d.<\/p>\n

Your age, or years on the job at this point may actually not bother them. It\u2019s the potential you demonstrate that will convince them you have what it takes. Sooner than later, the secondments, special projects, and promotions will start coming your way (see item A<\/i>, under \u201cSpecific Benefits You Can Reap<\/i>\u201d below).<\/p>\n

When they do, don\u2019t lean back and enjoy the ride<\/b>. Don\u2019t conclude you\u2019re made. Take those opportunities you get as signals to step up your game<\/a>. Then develop even greater competence to deliver superior workplace performances on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

2. Next, Form the Habit of Helping Others Master Their Jobs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Once you\u2019ve achieved job-based mastery<\/b>, and established your reputation<\/b>, it becomes easier to get other employees to listen to you.<\/p>\n

They will either have seen you deliver superlative performances on your<\/b> job, or heard through the grapevine.<\/i><\/p>\n

Note aspects of their jobs they have difficulty with. It\u2019s usually best not to let them know your intention<\/a> upfront.<\/b>\u00a0Just try to spend time with them (when you\u2019re free from your own work related obligations) getting the information and insights you need.<\/p>\n

Then think up<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>ways to help them improve how they work, or solve problems they have.<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>If you come up with a potentially useful idea, offer to help them implement it.<\/p>\n

Get it as close to being ready-to-use as possible, so they don\u2019t see \u201ctrying it out\u201d as being extra work.<\/p>\n

Make doing this a habit, but do it only when<\/b> you believe tangible value can be had.<\/em><\/p>\n

Specific Benefits You Can Reap<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A. Rapid Career Advancement Opportunities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you apply this 2-step strategy as prescribed<\/a>, smart employers will notice your activities. That could make them assign you leadership positions, even if \u201colder\u201d hands with better credentials exist. \u00a0Why? Among other reasons, it would be to get others influenced by you, resulting in overall improved workplace productivity.<\/p>\n

True Story:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>A newly recruited junior level manager\/brewer in a large multinational, repeatedly used his spreadsheet programming skills (in his spare time<\/b>) to help senior colleagues<\/b> develop automated spreadsheet based data recording and report generation applications. He also readily provided spreadsheet coaching to colleagues who asked.<\/p>\n

Over 80% savings in time and effort for report preparation were recorded as a result.<\/em><\/p>\n

At a point he was nominated into a companywide reports computerization project team. That gave him invaluable exposure to key decision makers. He used what he learnt to develop new solutions. This included conceiving - and proposing - a new spreadsheet based <\/strong>formula as an improved alternative to that being used to measure brewery efficiency. The formula was discussed for 6 months at the company\u2019s technical review meetings \u2013 and even tested in the breweries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within 5 years, he rose to a position in which he supervised a team that included colleagues who were 7 to 15 years older in the company.<\/p>\n

\u00a0By way of interest,<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>that manager was<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>this writer<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0<\/i>\ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n

B. Unsolicited Job Offers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This strategy will make co-workers and bosses find you a delight to work with<\/b>. Some may even look for ways to reward you, after you\u2019ve parted ways.<\/p>\n

For example,\u00a0<\/b>a chartered accountant got\u00a0short listed for interview\u00a0(and eventually hired) by a larger company he never applied to. He later discovered that it was a former boss who joined them, that requested to have\u00a0him<\/strong>\u00a0on her<\/strong>\u00a0team, because of his \u201cversatility and resourcefulness\u201d!<\/p>\n

If you do this right, even the employer you\u2019re currently with is likely to give you a glowing reference to help you <\/em>win a better paying job you\u2019ve been interviewed for.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

That\u2019s how powerful this strategy is:<\/strong>\u00a0You can actually end up having the best of both worlds!<\/p>\n

NB:<\/strong> This article was originally submitted - by me (Tayo K. Solagbade) - as a guest post to a career development\/HR website over 4 months ago. However, it never got used by the site owner. So I decided to post it on here, on my blog.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"All successful employers are stalking people who will do the unusual, people who think, people who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.\" -- Charles M. Schwab You can get better career advancement opportunities from your current employer, and simultaneously attract better employers to come knocking on your door.\u00a0 Simply implement the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,266,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employeescareer-persons","category-my-dn-travel-news","category-self-development"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":994,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3426,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3424\/revisions\/3426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}