7 Tips on How To Get Your Stagnant Career Moving - CareerAlley

7 Tips on How To Get Your Stagnant Career Moving - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Just like majority of the people in corporate America, you probably want to climb up the corporate ladder as high as you can, dont you? Isnt the feeling of getting promoted the best? Doesnt it feel good to enter your new office, sitting comfortably in your new executive chair while appreciating how FANTABULOUS the view is outside your window? Lets not forget about how GINORMOUS your new office is and the bigger paycheck youre expecting at the end of the month! Friends, if you have all of this going for you, then you probably feel youre pretty much set and youre living a thriving life. I mean who wouldnt right?! But what if youre experiencing the EXACT OPPOSITE? What if youre stuck in your old office where youve been staying for a whopping 10 years and counting? What if your pay is barely paying your bills yet you cant leave the company because your situation doesnt allow you to? You are stuck, frustrated and your career has been stagnant for YEARS! Wouldnt you want to turn your situation around ASAP?! If you answered yes to that, then youre definitely in the right place. Ill share with you some tips to help you increase your chances of getting promoted and seeing some movement in your career. But before I start sharing some killer tips on how you can move-up, I want you to know that Im all ears and am very much interested in what you have to say about the topic. If youre one of the people thats thriving, I urge you to share your suggestions and ideas in the comments section below so we can help more people achieve the kind of career growth that they painstakingly want! Enroll in training or personal development courses I cannot stress to you just how important this tip is. You enrolling in a training course says a lot about who you are and what you want to achieve. It gives a clear message to your companys higher-ups that youre serious about achieving your goals and youre a man of action. Enrolling shows initiative, hunger, and commitment in your part which are qualities that managers are looking for when promoting someone. Once you have this going for you, youve definitely gotten your foot in the door. One way to enrich your training is through an advanced degree. It has never been easier to attain an advanced degree, such as a Masters of Business Administration, since you can take all of the coursework online in your spare time. Once you have this online degree, promotions and new jobs should come naturally because you will be far more qualified than in the past. It takes less than 18-months to get your MBA, but the degree will last a lifetime because of the business knowledge that it includes and confidence that it provides all who complete it. Reach-out and build meaningful connections in your workplace One of the qualities that managers should possess if they are to lead people is the ability to connect with others and build a good relationship. If you dont have this skill and have tons of enemies in your office, you can bet your family jewels that theyll be thinking twice about approving that promotion. In fact, it shows the higher ups that you dont have what it takes to handle a team since you cant even handle yourself accordingly in front of your office mates! Take time to reflect or assess where youre at and what your goals are Simply charging without clearly defining your goals and assessing your current situation can be very dangerous. For all you know, your constant charging might be leading to a path that you arent even interested in having? Take time to think and reflect. I normally do this on our porch while sipping some coffee. Youll be amazed at how enlightened youll feel during your quiet time. The time that you spend reflecting will help you determine your goals and see things as they should be. When you a have a clear understanding of where youre at and where you want to go, youll then have a better action plan of how to make things happen. It is when things are clear to you that you do not zigzag towards your goal. When things are clear, you are able to go straight to it and start realizing your goals! Clarity will do you wonders! Exercise Youre probably not expecting this but trust me, it is important! Its so important that I had to include this even if I know that youre expecting some corporate ninja techniques to get you promoted. So why exercise? Think about it No matter how good and skilled you are, if you arent in your office because youre sick, you wont matter a single cent to your company! Might I remind you that attendance is a key metric that even large companies take into account (especially large companies)! The more you exercise, the healthier you become. The healthier you become, the more productive and less sickly you are. Do you really think youll get promoted if youre always tardy? Study sales Youre probably thinking Im not a salesman. Im a supervisor who wants to become a manager in our department. You probably dont know it but trust me, YOU ARE A SALESMAN! Sales isnt all about having a product and getting money in exchange for it. Sales to some people (just like me) is the power to convince/persuade people. The better you are at persuading, the easier you can answer those interview questions. More importantly, through studying sales, youll be able to influence your peers or the upper management by using the sales techniques that youve learned. You can sell to them an idea (like promoting you) and have them say yes to it because youre so persuasive and youre pushing the right buttons when talking to them! Take time to have some R and R Does this sound familiar..? If I had 8 hours to chop down a tree, Id spend six sharpening my axe. Abraham Lincoln. Now that makes total sense! Sometimes, youve got to stop working and start sharpening your axe. Youve got to rest or de-stress so you wont get burned out. The more relaxed and well conditioned you are, the better youll be able to handle the days challenges right? Staying sharp is one of your main priorities if you want to be more productive in your office. Staying sharp is a leader-like quality that most aspiring leaders do not have. Many people are in the wrong habit of being in the work even if I have to die mode! Youre being frustrated and tired while working will surely lead to more errors and more corrections. Thats just way too counter productive! Increase your productivity by innovating Now Im not sure as to what exactly your job role is, you maybe a bank clerk, virtual assistant, writer, etc. I dont really know! But what I do know is, if you take time to innovate, youll become more productive in what youre doing. Think about your work process. Is there something that you can do to add or remove to make things a lot simpler? Are there things that you can outsource or perhaps automate by using a software? Think about these things and see how you might be able to incorporate these in your workload. If youre able to find ways to make your job (and the others for that matter) easier and more efficient, not only will you be able to save time but your managers will see how ingenious your actions are. Acts like that can lead to instant promotion! I hope youve learned a lot from reading this article. As an added note, I just want to emphasize that although learning is important, applying what youve learned is equally as important as well. If what youve learned remains in your head and not put into action, youd be better off not reading this article in the first place. Its when you start putting these things into action when golden doors of opportunities will start opening for you! Dont forget to share your ideas in the comments section below! I hope to hear from you soon! Aileen Galsim is a business blogger from http://www.comss.org . Comss is a software company with a difference their products are designed by business people to be used by business people. They offer Lean software applications for construction, distribution, retail and project-driven businesses.This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Joey Trebif //