Are you feeling a little under appreciated or like your work isn't being valued for what it's truly worth? Are you not receiving the recognition that you deserve? If so, then it may be time for a few bold, bodacious and downright gutsy moves in order to capture the mindshare of a few key constituents within your organization. What I'm about to share with you are five strategies that will kick your credibility meter up a notch or two but I warn you that these things are not for the meek and mild. You have to be really ready to play hard but fair in order to pull this off successfully. If you're really serious about orchestrating 'legacy builder' moves, tap into these strategies to get you movin':
**Don't be afraid to strategically break a few rules. Before you run off on a tangent and do something that makes no sense, let me further explain what I mean here. The rules that you are seeking to break are those which circumvent your success and the success of the company. So, before you do break the rules, you should use a few filters to determine if it's the right time and right rule to break. Companies are in business for two reasons: to make money and save money. If breaking the rule doesn't filter through those simple criteria, you probably shouldn't do it. In other words, not breaking the rule must be to the detriment of the company or you'll be doomed for failure. The other key reason that it should pass this filter is because doing so will gain you the support you need from your boss to move forward.
**Know what you want and know how to ask for it. This is a biggie that we often take for granted. Get in the habit of asking for what you want. However, before you go to your boss with a laundry list of things that you want, make sure that you have aligned your desires to the needs of the business. Position it as a direct benefit to the business by focusing on a 'sore spot' that will only get worse without it. Do this and your chances of getting what you want will increase ten-fold - I promise.
**Use your brainpower to focus in the areas of critical mass. These are the areas that are high on the agenda of the CEO. Know what he or she wants and develop a project aligned around this vision. Get the buy in of a key center of influence (COI) within the organization, grab a few team members to help you create and execute the plan and WIN BIG! This gets you visibility. Once you win, your COI will act as your codebreaker in communicating this success up the organization to get you the recognition that you deserve. At the end of this wonderful BIG WIN project, you will have used a leapfrog strategy to increase your ROI to the company in a really big way.
**Set things on FIRE by getting in the zone of the organizational white space. These are the areas in the business that have no place in your job description. They force you to move out of the confines of what you are tasked to do and moves you to go above and beyond the minimum expectations. Working in this unattended zone gives you a little creative carte blanche in order to develop breakthrough and impactful results in the white space.
**Leverage your power to delegate. Where are the written rules that says you have to have an assistant in order to delegate. Remember, you are focusing in the areas of critical mass so you need to dollarize your value to the business and determine what needs to be given to someone else so that your focus stays on point. Delegation can occur up, down or sideways but you have to decide which way to go. One big key to continuing to flex your delegation muscle especially if you do not have your own assistant, is showing appreciation for them supporting you in your success. Small doses of appreciation go a long way for remaining in good standing with your delegation partners.
There you have it! I told you that these moves would be bold and gutsy but certainly not out of your reach. Get your plan together and put it into action and once you've created a few wins for yourself, be sure to reach back and teach someone else how to be just as gutsy as you are!
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Thanks and as always, I believe in your success.
Felicia
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