8 sure strategies of getting to the top on your job

I had recently gone over my jotter and thought it wise to share the following from it. They are nuggets that I jotted from one of the reports on Robert Allen’s website after digesting his best-selling book, Multiple Streams of Income. The report is on how to become an Intrapreneur, as in the other side of being an Entrepreneur - you can access the full report on www.multiplestreamsofincome.com.

I have termed the nuggets the sure strategies of getting to the top on your job. If you would not think of pulling out and setting up your own business (an entrepreneur), then you must be thinking of getting to the top where you are and someday becoming a partner or a director (an intrapreneur). Find below the 8 strategies that would aid this aspiration.

1.     Think on how to become indispensable. Seek specialized positions.

2.     Think like the boss – to cut expenses and generate income. See/consider every job function component in the light of the bottom-line.

3.     When an assignment is given, treat it in terms of quality (content/what’s required) and quantity (time-line given).

4.     Do more than you are told ALL THE TIME – far more than what you are asked to do.

5.     In the course of any assignment and/or any job function component, probe any challenge and if need be, report for assistance immediately.

6.     Make your immediate supervisor look like a winner. To get to the top and be more valuable, make peace with your boss and commit yourself to your boss’ goals and objectives.

7.     Find your purpose at work and decide to be the best at it. Find what you love to do, what you enjoy about your job. Follow your heart and the money will follow. If you are not presently doing what you enjoy, make a plan to move toward that position in your company as soon as possible.

8.     Constantly retrain yourself. In addition to continuing learning what you need on the job as the world changes, you need to learn three specialized skills: i) How to think like a bottom-line business person. (ii) How to negotiate, persuade and influence. (iii) How to package and market yourself.

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It’s a world of boundless possibilities. See you at the top!