Picture the scene.
You’ve thought of a brilliant new system to implement in your team that will save hours of work a day and will secure the salary raise you’ve been dreaming of.
The conversation with your boss, when you present the system, goes a little something like this:
You: [breathless with excitement] I’ve been working on this for weeks. You’re gonna love it!
The Boss: Great! Show me what you’ve got.
You: Well, it’s a spreadsheet that logs the work done by the team. And with the click of this button right here, we can analyze where we can save time. And the best part? This spreadsheet can simultaneously clean the office, make the coffee and fix the ozone layer. What do you think?
The Boss: Sounds interesting, but it’s not really something we need right now. Perhaps in 12 months or so? Now, when’s our meeting with the CEO?
You: [thinking] Why didn’t the words “Here’s your $50K raise” come out of his mouth?
Proving yourself in a job can be a complete mystery if you don’t know what you’re looking for. (Like this thought? Tweet it!) It can feel like an uphill struggle when you don’t know what the end game is.
And the worst part? Your job can start feeling like a complete waste of time when you’re not getting what you want.
But no more!
There’s a path to getting that promotion, being given that raise or having the entire company bask in the glory of you. And it takes three fundamental steps.
Here we go:
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