The Invisible Promotion

1. The Invisible Promotion

2. Learning Objectives • Develop a personal strategy for managing change • Eliminate the mistakes that can come with an invisible promotion • Use effective time management techniques • Delegate effectively 7

3. Five Incentives Workers Might Be Able To Negotiate 8

4. Evaluate Your Current Position • To what extent has my role expanded over the past six months to one year with new responsibilities, broader scope, shifts in focus or other major changes? • How different is my current role from the job description that existed when I first started? • What skills do I need to have or to develop in order to succeed in my job today that perhaps was not as necessary previously? • If I was coming in to this job from the outside, what would I do differently? 9

5. Your Personal Formula for Dealing With Change in Your Organization 10

6. A Simple Formula for Prioritizing Tasks Important x Urgent = Priorities 12

7. Look at Your Job From a New, Creative and Energized Perspective 14

8. Look at Your Job From a New, Creative and Energized Perspective 14

9. Keeping Morale High When Faced With Difficult Change • Look to yourself … take the lead … be thoughtful and inventive • Restate what you want clearly; success is impossible without clarity • Brainstorm ideas to increase your personal motivation and morale. Be honest about the causes of discontent. • Ask your team members to assess what everyone could realistically do to improve the work environment • Strive to inspire. You can become the light that guides others. • When you are away from work and have some quiet time, re-evaluate your situation and your options … distance leads to clarity 16

10. Eight Strategies for Successful Delegation • Identify those tasks that should not be delegated • Entrust and enlist • Teach and trust • Familiarize and follow up • Praise the process • Participate in feedback • Guard against reverse delegation • Delegate up! 17

11. How to Enlist Your Co-workers’ Help on a Project by Finding a Common Goal • Explain why you need help • Point out the benefits of helping to the co-worker • Promise to return the favor • Point out the benefits to the company of getting the project done on time • Thank sincerely 18

12. The Most Common Obstacles to Delegation • “If I want it done right, I’d better do it myself.” • “It takes too long to train others.” • “They may do it better than I do it.” • “I’m not confident that they can do it.” • “I’m tired of getting flak, so I’ll just do it myself.” • “But that’s the way we’ve always done it!” • “I don’t have anyone to delegate to.” 18

13. How to Avoid the Most Common Delegation Drawbacks • Have a clear understanding of the task 1 • Define the expected outcome 2 • Budget sufficient time and money 3 • Provide specific deadlines 4 • Reward success 5 19

14. All You Need is Six • What must be done? • Why must it be done? • When should it be done? • Who should do it? • Where should it be done? • How should it be done? 20

15. Five Ways to Make That Extra Work Work for Your Career in the Long Run • Prioritize • Ask for coaching or training • Fill résumé holes • Establish a time frame • Make your pitch for a promotion, salary increase or added incentives 21

16. The Invisible Promotion