CAREER GROWTH

20 Powerful Tips For Career Growth .

If you want to advance in your career……follow this……
1. Do more than is expected of you. Prove that you're capable of handing more responsibility. Volunteer for special assignments.
2. Take initiative and do what needs to be done, before being asked.
3. Learn the skills you'll need to advance. Take advantage of on-the-job training, but don't rely exclusively on that. Consider taking (and paying for) skill-enhancing courses on your own.
4. Be loyal to your boss, your team, and your company. (Yes, you can be loyal without being a "brown-noser.") 5. Be patient and don't expect to be promoted without demonstrating your abilities over time.
6. View the big picture and understand your company's mission. Find ways to help them accomplish it.
7. Save money for your company by identifying ways to boost revenues, reduce expenses, or streamline processes.
8. Offer solutions to the problems you must take to your boss.
9. Show respect to everyone — superiors, peers, subordinates, and especially customers.
10. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know." If you don't know something, say so; don't try to fake it. Find the answers you need.
11. Take responsibility for your actions. If you're at fault, admit it and take the blame. If you're wrong, apologize.
12. Never gossip. Gossip can hurt the careers of two people: the person being talked about, and the person doing the talking.
13. Never say "That's not my job." Don't think you are above anything. Pitch in and set a good example, especially if the job is one that nobody else wants to do. Your willingness to do so will be noticed and appreciated!
14. Share the credit. People who share credit with others make a much better impression than those who take all the credit themselves.
15. Ask for help when you need it . Don't let a difficult task get out of hand. When you need help, ask for it — before things get worse.
16. Keep your dislike to yourself. If you don't like someone, don't let it show. Never burn bridges or offends others as you move ahead in your career.
17. Don't hold grudges. Life isn't always fair. If you were passed over for promotion, didn't get the project you wanted, etc., let it go. Be gracious and diplomatic, focus on the future and move on. Harbouring grudges won't advance your career.
18. Be humble. When you're right, don't gloat about it. Never say "I told you so!"
19. Make others feel important. Compliment others, emphasize their strengths and contributions, and help them whenever you can. They will enthusiastically help you in return.
20. Join associations and professional organizations (like this forum) related to your career. In addition to helping you learn more about your industry, this can provide invaluable networking opportunities. (Which might come in handy if your employer isn't promoting?) Hope you found this interesting. Let me know your comments…have a great day!!!

Six techniques for you to master the art of persuasion.

• Use the person's name

When in a meeting or discussion, addressing the person by name - has the psychological advantage of aligning him with you. We are immediately more open to someone who has directly addressed us by name. In an interview too, if the people across the table have been introduced to you, then addressing the person who asks you a difficult question by his name, is a good technique. It shows firstly that you have remembered his name from the introduction round - and so are sharp, and secondly you psychologically get the person to align with what you are saying.


• Use their words – mirror and match technique

This is a smart way to get people on your side. This can be used when persuading your boss to your point of view and even in an interview. Study the kind of language the person uses and his form of expression, use the same language and forms of expression to put across your points. This is called mirror and match technique. Speaking the same kind of language makes the person view you as being on the same side as them, and there is an immediate sense of kinship.


• Be Pleasant

When talking have a pleasant tone and appearance so that others are already won over to you as a person and so consequently are more open to what you say. Whether at a meeting or an interview, a well-groomed look and a smile, backed with a friendly tone will always work to your advantage. Look confident, even if you don't feel it.


• Stand up

When you want to make a point, stand up and make it. Do you know why speakers always use a dias? Being physically raised above the others, gives you that all important psychological advantage. So in a meeting or boardroom presentation, when you want to emphasis a particular point, or when making your key points, stand up and do it. It will give you added confidence, add emphasis to what you say, and so have a stronger effect on your audience, than if you sat and made the same point.


• Present both sides of the argument

This is a good technique for a meeting or discussion. You want to put a point across, but you know every argument has its pros and cons. A good way is to sum up both sides of the argument, as this will increase your credibility and you will be regarded as giving an unbiased and balanced viewpoint. This will give more power to what you say and make your viewpoint more acceptable.


• Use positive images and motivating words

When talking to persuade, always use positive imagery and motivating words. This will persuade people to your cause faster. Example you want your company to go for a product variation as the present product has certain flaws; talk about the positives of this variation and its benefits, rather than going into the negatives of the present product. Whether you are selling an idea to your boss or making a point in a meeting, always conjure positive imagery as this positions you in a positive light and evokes positive feelings in the person across the table.

So use these handy tips to help you come out on top in that all-important board meeting or in an interaction with your boss. Remember it's not only what you say but how you say it that makes all the difference.

                                                       Freshers walkin