How To ‘Leave Your Mark’

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Know the players or you won’t know how to play the game.’

‘You don’t get a promotion for doing your job; you get a promotion for going above and beyond your job.’

Act one level above the job you currently have.’

‘You should never dumb yourself down to land a job.’

Don’t just learn about your job, learn everyone else’s.’

‘Forget the long-term career goal. Nail what is in front of you and your next step will become crystal clear.’

Work at the opposite job to gain experience for the job you ultimately want.’

‘Showing your boss that you can build a ladder where there isn’t one shows your potential.’

Your ‘weakness’ should never be a core competency of the job you’re going for.’

Make your boss shine.’

Source

Aliza Licht (2015). Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Job. Rock Social Media

10 ‘Practical Lessons For New Managers’

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‘To be a great boss, you have to set clear, well-defined, and explicit expectations for your team members.’

Set clear expectations for your people. And when you think your expectations are clear enough, go back and make them even clearer.’

‘To be a great manager, not only do you have to be great at giving effective feedback, but also you have to be great at receiving effective feedback from your team.’

‘To be a great manager, make sure your team feels comfortable speaking up and speaking out.’

You cannot create a one-size-fits-all development plan for all individuals on your team.’

‘To be a great manager, don’t be afraid to use performance improvement plans to clearly articulate how team members can get better.

‘To motivate your team, understand what uniquely drives each of your employees.’

‘A great team needs a strong foundation built early in the team’s life.’

‘To be a great manager, help your team members develop goals that motivate and understand when goals just don’t matter.’

Build into your management practice questions that ask how your team members are truly feeling. And be truly interested in a response often than ‘fine.’

‘The first rule of good communicating is simply to make sure you are actually communicating. And the second rule is to overcommunicate. Repeat the point you want to get across. Then repeat it again. And repeat it one more time.’

Hiring the right people makes life wonderful- full of rainbows and butterflies and unicorns. Hiring the wrong people makes life a nightmare.’

Source

Rachel Pacheco (2021). Bringing Up the Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers