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Your contribution to the organization’s growth
There is such a thing as self-promotion. Of course it is not fair to wait for your boss to see your contribution for the longest time. You can only wait for so long before you decide that you have been overlooked enough to try and contribute elsewhere. But wait, you can still make your contribution known.
You ought to let people in your organization know that you are still interested in making that significant contribution. Remember the time-tested ‘action speaks louder than words’? Let your actions do the impression-making and people will remember you for what you did, not what you said you did.
So start with that plan of self-promoting by making a difference in every little task or project assigned to you. Make sure you do everything that is required, without necessarily relying on everything that the book says. You can be innovative yet contributory. You can be trend-setting without deviating. Accomplish the task at hand even before you whine and people will start noticing you.
Your contribution to your own personal growth
As you begin to embark on that path-creation for yourself, look at some of your organization’s problem areas. Are these mere problem areas? For all you know, these may be opportunity areas for you to shine in. Take stock of your skills, your core competencies, and your experience. Will they be able to contribute to the solution of the problem area?
When you have identified that problem area and taken stock of your available skills to resolve that problem, make it known that you can do something about it. Start out by letting your boss know of your intention to resolve the problem. Outline your skills and competencies that you believe will enable you to come up with the best solution. Highlight specific experiences where you’ve tackled a related challenge before and succeeded. Make sure to make it known also how solving such problem or challenge will contribute to the organizational goals, and not merely your personal goals.
Take a pro-active stand to promote your own abilities to solve problems. Don’t sour-grape. For all you know, you will stand out from the rest and be recognized for what you are able to surpass, not only for what you are able to do or deliver on a day-to-day basis.
Before even considering changing career, look at your present job and try and see if you can get that recognition, if not that promotion, by doing something on your own first. If that doesn’t work, then your boss cannot blame you for looking for that greener pasture elsewhere.
28.12.2007. 07:04
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