10X2=Promoted! Make Real Improvements to Your Work

This continues our series outlining how the 10X2 philosophy helps you get better assignments

Eileen worked in a manufacturing company. She felt pressure to increase her performance and the productivity of the entire operation. While the company pushed for improvements, she put even more pressure on herself. Her quiet, aloof manner kept her isolated from the rest of the workers. In time, she succumbed to the pressure and began falsifying her production reports  Her position of responsibility insulated her so that no one, in authority, caught the falsification for years. But, it eventually caught up with her and she lost her job.

Look for Real Improvements

We made reference in previous posts to the need to improve the productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, or quality of your work. Your company will not offer you a promotion unless they feel that you will fulfill the following requirements in your new position. Therefore, you must convince them that you will:

• Do the job they want you to perform in the new assignment or promotion
• Fit into the new work or project team
• Generate the return on investment they expect from the new position

Management will judge your ability to fulfill these expectations based on your current performance. Generating real improvement in your work will impress them only when you share your value statements with them.

Your value statements, however, must reflect real improvements, rather than cosmetic improvements. Measuring your performance week to week or month to month allows you to provide real proof of your improvement.

Do not exaggerate or  falsify the information. Lying will catch up with you.

Let Others Help You Improve

Connecting with 10 people a month will help you discover better, more efficient ways to work. For example, they may:

• Teach you methods and solutions to challenges in your work
• Expedite work because they possess the expertise needed to make improvements like
  • Purchasing
  • Fleet management
  • Facility management
  • Information Technology
  • Interior decorating
  • Machining
  • Electronics, or
  • Other skills
• Connect you to others who may also help improve your work

Friday we spotlight how connecting 10X2 will enhance your possibility for getting promoted