Why You Weren’t #Promoted Many people may work at their jobs, day in and day out, and wonder why they have not been promoted. I know the answer. In my experience, an individual needs to possess three key traits in order to be successful and move ahead. Mindset. This may be defined as ambition or drive. It is the internal source of your motivation. To be promoted, you must possess mindset to be successful at the next level of your career. In fact, having the right mindset will help you succeed at life. Skills. These are the things you can do. They may be communication skills, administrative skills, math skills. Even the ability to self-manage may be considered a skill. To be promoted, you must demonstrate the necessary skills to be successful at the next level. Always find time to further develop skills for your career and for your life. Knowledge. This is different from skills – it’s not what you can do, but what you know. How well do you understand the company? The business? The global marketplace? What knowledge do you possess that makes you great at your job? This is a critical element managers consider when they examine a candidate for promotion – does the individual possess the knowledge necessary to function the higher level? Always study, read and learn. This will help you grow as an individual and as an employee. Some gifted individuals come into the workplace with all three of these traits. But often, even a top employee may have one or two and need to acquire the third. If you are not getting promoted think to yourself: which one of these three traits am I missing? Do I need to ramp up my motivation and focus? Am I missing important skills? Do I need more formal education to be considered for promotion? Look at this list and determine your trait gap. That’s the answer to your question about promotion – and your roadmap forward to improvement. And if that doesn’t work, follow my lead and start a global Internet company. Written by Hiroshi Mikitani
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:14:57 +0000
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