7 Important Things To Do After Getting A Promotion

Congratulations on finally landing that promotion. You should be happy that your career is moving in the right direction. However, you still have to prove to your boss that they made the right decision in choosing you over everybody else.

So what should you do after getting the promotion to ensure you assert that you are indeed valuable to the organisation and set yourself up for another position?

7 things to do after getting promoted

1. Look for important quick wins

The most important thing now that you landed the promotion is to prove to your boss and peers that you are the right person for the job. This means you need to make a difference in terms of improving output.

2. Set clear goals

The moment you get a promotion it is important to come up with a list of things you plan to do and accomplish by the end of a certain period of time.

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What do you bring to the table? How are you going to improve things? These are questions you need to ask yourself as you make your plans.

Without planning you won’t reach your objectives. Which means your output will suffer and ruin your chances of showing you deserve the promotion.

3. Figure out expectations

It is important to sit with your boss and find out what your new responsibilities and expectations are. This means figuring out what is expected of you so that you can be able to deliver.

Working without a clear idea of what you are expected to be doing will definitely lead to frustration and failure.

4. Avoid making drastic changes

If you are promoted to a managerial position it is important to remember that you should not make big changes immediately.

Do not try to change the way things have been running for years after being in the position for only a week. This will lead to conflict which will then cripple the work being done and reduce output.

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5. Communicate with the team

You need to be very open about your plans. This will go a long way in helping you iron out any issues before implementing them. It also gives your colleagues the feeling that you care about their input which will ensure you have good relationships with everyone.

6. Listen to your workmates

Remember you cannot know everything and this applies even more when you are in a new position. Therefore it is important that you seek advice and help from others. By listening to people you will get to learn what is working and what isn’t which will help you know what you need to work on.

7. Stay humble

Most people make the mistake of becoming proud because of landing a promotion. This has deadly consequences if you end up alienating everyone working with you then you could end up losing your job. Stay humble because today it was you and tomorrow it could be someone else.

It is very easy to get comfortable now that you have landed the promotion however it is important to remember that it is only the beginning and that you still have a lot to accomplish. It is important to continue with the same energy to ensure you become better and land another promotion.

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Michelle is a Communications Officer at Career Point Kenya. Email: michelle@www.careerpointkenya.co.ke