Bosses Tell Us: 11 Things That Will Get You Promoted

Source: The Muse

Are you wishing on the stars for a promotion at work?

Here are tips from bosses that will land you that promotion

1. Tell Me I’m Wrong
If you have a well-thought-out point that disagrees with your boss’s plan, consider bringing it up directly. As this boss says, “I love it even more when a person has the data, facts, or examples to actually make his or her point.”

2. Bring the Bad News First
This serves two purposes: First, it lets your boss know you’re on top of the problem and working to fix it. Second, it gives your boss the time to work on her own solution, or at least prepare for a different course of action.

3. Be Drama-Free
We have to work closely with different personalities and in less-than-ideal situations. Unless there’s a real problem (read: you feel unsafe or can’t complete your work), keep complaints to yourself. As one boss says, “Your job is to make your boss’s life easier, not plop your drama on his or her lap. Another boss agrees: “If you gossip a lot, it’s a problem.”

4. Smile
Remember that no matter how close your deadline or how heavy your workload, other people will take their cues from you. Instead, take a breath, put on a smile, and show your boss you appreciate the opportunity.

5. Take Notes
No boss should ever have to go over directions more than once. If you don’t understand the direction when it is being given, clarify right then and take good notes instead of depending on your memory.

6. Never Skip the Office Party
Skipping the chance to socialize with your co-workers means you’re missing basic office news and alienating yourself from the people who sit next to you 8+ hours of your day.

7. Don’t Expect to be Rewarded
In order to get a promotion, you need to actually be worth it!” says one boss. “Don’t walk around with the air that you deserve it, because that sense of entitlement is going to get you nowhere.”

Your ability to be professional and also eager, motivated, and thoughtful about decisions and interactions with others is significant.

8. Hold Up Your End
Complaining about your role on the team is both futile and aggravating to your boss. Where is she supposed to find you a sub? If you aren’t a team player, the real fix is to learn the rules of the game—and fast.

9. Ask How You Can Help
“You should be asking me if there is anything else you can be working on to help grow the company or the project, instead of waiting around for me to tell you what to do.”

10. Have a Solution
You come up with new and successful ideas on your own and take initiative to do something we already do and do it better without being asked.
Never bring up a problem without a possible solution to recommend.

11. Know Your Job—and Do It
Make sure you scribble somewhere exactly what your responsibilities are, and make sure you prioritize them. Along the same lines, it’s important to know which tasks are crucial, and which can take a backseat.

One boss had the following recommendation: “I think the best candidates for promotion are those who best can gently ‘manage up’ within their ranks and can find the balance needed to do gold star work while still knowing when to draw the line and say.

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