Why is your promotion still a distant dream?

[Joy]

Is everyone but you moving up the corporate ladder? Read on to find
out why that much-awaited promotion is still a distant dream?

You have always been a slacker

You arrived late for three consecutive days last week and are also the
first person to leave office almost everyday. Not only that, you have
utilised all your sick leaves and causal leaves in the first two
months itself.

You frequently miss your deadlines and are often late for important
meetings. Well, so what? You had your 'valid' reasons for the same.
It's the company that fails to recognise your problems, right? But the
problem being that the company still demands a certain discipline.

Everyone has their share of problems and the Churchgate fast is as
crowded for them as it is for you, but they still make it to office on
time. And so can you.


You're doing just about 'ok'

You have that much-needed discipline. You reach office on time, follow
the instructions properly and leave for home as scheduled.

However, that is the problem. Your performance is just satisfactory.
You are doing just fine and that 'fine' is enough to keep you on
board.

It is not enough to add on more responsibilities to your work profile
and give you a promotion. For that, you need to go in that extra mile
to prove that you are worth it. And chances are, you aren't doing
that.
You aren't visible enough

You are disciplined, do a good job and make sure you meet all your
deadlines. However, the problem being that very few people know about
it.

It is important to get noticed for your work, especially by the
important people in the organisation who hold the key to your
promotion.

As they always say, a little self-bragging never harmed anyone.


You don't pay attention to details

You may think that your current job is not challenging enough and that
the management ought to give you far more responsibilities.

However, the key to making that decision is the evaluation of your
current performance and the task that you have in hand.

You feel it's okay to have typos in the project report and nobody
cares if you don't follow-up with a client who's not 'that' important.
But the truth being, small things like these matter, especially when
speaking of promotion.


Your boss needs you where you are

The problem is that you are too good for your own good. You perform
your job so well that you have become almost irreplaceable.

Even if you are promoted, your boss won't be able to find any other
candidate who could perform as well as you do.

Hence, the logical option for the time being is to keep you where you
are till a good enough option comes along. However, it ends up
spoiling your chances of getting a well deserved promotion.


You don't have the right image

If you are looking for a senior's position, then act like one. Show
that you have the decision making capability required by those who are
in the top slot.

You must prove that you take your job as seriously as your seniors do
and hence, are perfect leadership material. It's all about image-
building at the end of the day.

If you have the image of a leader, chances are sooner or later, you
will be promoted to that level.


You have too many enemies in office

Those who don't like you will try their level best to make life
difficult for you and ensure that you don't move to the next level.

You may be great at work and may deserve a promotion.

However, if you are enemies with some key people in the organisation
who have the power to indirectly affect the senior level decision
making process (such as your boss's favourite), chances are, you won't
get far.

You're competing with super achievers

Let's face it. There are just too many people competing for the top
level position and most of them are as good as you or even better than
you at their respective jobs.

Everyone is busy hitting newer targets every day. The competitive
spirit in your organisation is too high and your achievements easily
get lost in the list of super achievers in your company.

And in such a scenario, you can't decide what to do so as to catch the
senior management's attention and get yourself a promotion.

Source: Economic Times