Success comes most to those who are surrounded by people who want their
success to continue. As you reflect upon your career goals and how to be
a more effective leader, here are six ways to immediately get noticed at work
without self-promotion.
1. Be a Silent
Influencer
The workplace is divided into two
primary groups: the loud disorganized/disenfranchised and the silent
influencers. Notice how the silent influencers are the ones that people
are most curious about. They are the ones that are invited to be a part of
the most important projects and rarely participate in group activities were the
loud disorganized people are involved.
The silent influencer has nothing
in common with the recognition addict. They are the ones that possess
quiet confidence yet speak up often enough to make their voices heard and have
tremendous impact while doing it. The silent influencer has the executive
presence that most employees long for. They are quick to see & seize
opportunity, yet don’t flaunt their success as they move onto the next one.
Being a silent influencer is a
great way to get noticed. You keep people wondering what you’re up to and
curious about getting into your circle. When you are a silent influencer,
you don’t allow the noise to disrupt your momentum.
2. Do More than
Your Job Description
Always look around, beyond and
beneath the opportunities that you seek. Those that get noticed at work
are those who approach each day with wide-angle vision. They see through a
lens that extends well beyond their job description. Employees that know
how to get noticed quickly have mastered the ability to maximize the value
of their workplace dot and are continuously looking for ways to expand
their sphere of influence throughout the organization.
The most effective way to expand
your sphere of influence is by becoming proficient at helping others do their
job. This will require you to know their job description and core
responsibilities. Expanding your influence is about not only doing your job,
but helping everyone else do theirs.
3. Help Your
Colleagues Succeed
One of the most powerful and
rarely discussed success factors to employ in your career is the ability to
share the momentum that you are building with others. Helping your colleagues
succeed is a sign of self-confidence, self-trust, teamwork and collaborative
leadership.
I've learned so far that the more opportunities you create for others, the more the door will open
for you. This is why networking and knowing how to align yourself with the
right people is so critically important throughout your career. When the organization you serve
witnesses your genuine desire to help your colleagues succeed, you will immediately
get noticed.
I am not referring to only mentoring someone – but having a
strong working relationship with colleagues where you are constantly guiding
them and providing them the hands-on wisdom to help them see their successes
all the way through to the end.
You can further accelerate your ability to
get noticed when the person or people you are helping are not within your
department and/or functional area. It’s also important to note that
while your intentions to help others succeed are genuine and true – equally be
passionate about learning from those whom you are helping. People want to
know that your intentions are to build mutually rewarding relationships where
everyone wins.
4. Don’t Get Caught Up
In the Political
Being in the know is more about
staying focused on your ability to generate results while creating impact and
influence in your work – rather than getting caught-up in the political weeds
at work. Stay away from the politics and keep yourself and your colleagues
focused on growth, innovation and opportunity.
Too many employees that
want to get noticed believe that getting involved in corporate politics will
give them a leg-up. It doesn't hurt to be aware of the political weeds and
those who seem to be the ones that are harvesting trouble – so that you don't
get trapped in the weeds or by the people watering them.
Stay far away from the
underground conversations because you never know when you may get associated
with the negative dynamics (even if you are not involved). If you don’t, you
run the risk of creating a negative image for yourself that may steer you away
from the influence-rs and thus you will find your career in a continuous holding
pattern.
5. Constructive
Conflict
Playing it too safe at work will
make it more difficult to get noticed. If you are looking to advance in
your career and develop as a leader, it is imperative that you continuously
test your ideas and ideals. You need to know how your talents best fit
within the organization. It’s healthy to challenge the old ways of doing
things – with the intention of making things better, creating new ways of
generating results and improving everyone’s performance.
Constructive conflict is being
mindful enough to challenge the status-quo respectfully and to do it in a
manner that assures your colleagues and the organizations don’t grow
complacent. Many times a workplace culture becomes too self-satisfied
– especially when the company is making money.
Regardless of the environment,
constructive conflict allows you to get noticed because you are being
courageous enough to “shake things up” and test new ways of helping the
organization grow and compete.
6. Be Yourself
This is the most important way to
get noticed immediately – yet the one that most people still haven’t quite
figured out. When you can be your most authentic self, you are able
to deliver your full potential at work each and every day. It allows
you to do steps 1-5 seamlessly and have fun at work again. When you
are having fun, you give permission for others to have fun too. Your
energy becomes contagious; your leadership and work ethic become valued and
respected.
You don’t need to self - highlight
to get noticed. It’s unnecessary to accelerate the advancement of your
career. The trick is to know how you best fit within the organization and
to trust yourself enough to go for it! You don’t need to be perfect
– you just need to be really good consistently.
Once you have figured out
how to navigate the changing terrain, you will be on your way. Pace
yourself, observe, learn, deliver results and make sure that the organization
keeps winning. You will rise and get noticed immediately.
Courtesy # Glenn Llopis
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