Why Hard Work Doesn't Get You To The Top – What To Do To Get Promoted

 “Work hard and you will get promoted” is a big lie.  I am covering why hard work doesn’t get you to the top and what to do to get promoted.  In my career, I was promoted 13 times in as many years, from trainee all the way to board director level of a large company. I share how to be promoted as a high performer. --- ---  Firstly, there are three huge reasons why hard workers don't get promoted. Being brilliant at your current job doesn’t mean you will be brilliant at the next level. If you don’t demonstrate your ability (or potential) at the next level, it is so much easier for your boss to keep you where you are. This is why high performers don't get promoted just because they are good at their current job.  Why top performers don't get promoted can also be about the strength of their relationship with their boss. You need your boss’s support. If you don’t have it, that is a classic reason why you are not promoted. This can also be why top performers don't get promoted.  Even more important: 5 actions / tactics you should put into practice today for how to get promoted at work. These are very effective (I was promoted 13 times) and should be used at EVERY LEVEL from trainee to board director.  Hard work doesn’t equal success. It is NOT the hours that you put in that count. What you do with those hours DOES count a lot. The more value (/profit) you can create for business, aligned to business goals and needs, the quicker you will get promoted. It is that simple.  I know personally, how valuable moving teams and business closer to their goals are in the eyes of bosses thinking about who should be promoted next. Communication of the value that you create is a very close second to actually creating that value. If bosses don’t know about it, they can’t appreciate it. Proactively and regularly communicate to bosses to put yourself in contention for promotion.  IF you have any questions on “Why Hard Work Doesn't Get You To The Top – What To Do To Get Promoted”, please email me at [email protected] and I will get back to you  Jess Coles enhance.training