Have you been overlooked for a promotion or want to be promoted? Consider how you demonstrate the key competencies that leaders look for in star talent.
A good leader is always on the lookout for star talent that can be promoted to more senior roles. Many employees fantasize about being promoted but rarely think about positioning themselves to be recognized by senior staff. How many of the following competencies do you excel at?
Producer
You make the company money. You get results. Your statistics are impressive as you’ve found new and innovative ways to increase sales or decrease expenditures.
Well Liked
Colleagues think you are terrific. You have many supporters and your boss hears a lot of good compliments from your coworkers.
Politically Savvy
You know who is who in the upper management and work hard to impress them. You never step on toes out of inconsideration for the efforts of others or other departments. You are known for your cooperative approach and create buy-in to new ideas and directions.
Not Greedy but Ambitious
You know the difference between being greedy and being ambitious. You understand that you’ll have to get your hands dirty and no job is beneath you in your climb to the top.
Positive Thinker
You are an optimist. You never complain about the company or your boss, instead you only look for solutions to problems that others identify. You appreciate your boss and his/her efforts and you let them know it. You are too busy focusing on the positive and appreciating what is great about your work, not what is missing.
Change Leader
You like change and adapt well to new directions, strategies, processes and procedures. You don’t spend energy asking why, you roll up your sleeves and focus on implementation supporting upper management’s decision regardless of whether you see the rationale.
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