Avoiding the Cloak of Invisibility
by Andy Robinson Friday, October 07, 2011
Andy has over 15 years experience as an Executive Coach, Career Success Coach and Personal Branding Strategist. He has a total of 25 years business and leadership experience across a variety of industries, serving scores of companies of all sizes (Fortune 100 to small, locally owned businesses) as a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (10 years), a professional advisor, and an outside executive coach. Andy is also an author, speaker, professional trainer and co-host of the Career Success Radio Show on Exceptional Wisdom Radio. To add to his respected list of credibility, he is a licensed member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). He loves what he does for a living!
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"I don't hurt or want for visibility, but people seem to forget pretty easily. "
Gary Coleman
How VISIBLE are you to your boss or manager and other members of your senior management team?
"Face time," visibility and frequent engagement with your boss is critical to your success; he or she is definitely one of the (and many times THE) "key holders" to success at your company.
Actively seek out opportunities over the course of each week -- several times -- to spend substantive/quality one-on-one time with your boss, manager or direct supervisor. Use those opportunities to remind your manager of your continuing value contribution, including:
Never assume that your manager or supervisor is aware of all of the great things that you do.
It is YOUR JOB to communicate that good news and keep your boss fully informed of the value you continue to deliver.
Gary Coleman
How VISIBLE are you to your boss or manager and other members of your senior management team?
"Face time," visibility and frequent engagement with your boss is critical to your success; he or she is definitely one of the (and many times THE) "key holders" to success at your company.
Actively seek out opportunities over the course of each week -- several times -- to spend substantive/quality one-on-one time with your boss, manager or direct supervisor. Use those opportunities to remind your manager of your continuing value contribution, including:
- • Demonstration of getting things done ahead of deadline.
- • Evidence of getting things done under budget.
- • Surfacing great cost-saving and expense-reduction ideas.
- • Evidence of your going above and beyond the call of duty with respect to projects and assignments.
- • Offering to tackle the jobs or projects that everyone else is avoiding.
- • Evidence of new business generated through your efforts -- individually or as a member of a team.
- • Sharing client or customer feedback offering testimonial to your great service or excellent work.
- • Keeping your manager fully aware and "in the know" on important matters -- minimizing surprises.
- • Effectively managing your boss' expectations -- under-promising and over-delivering.
- • "Saving" a client or customer relationship that was "heading south."
- • Leadership involvement in outside activities that effectively promote your company and enhance the company's goodwill in the community.
Never assume that your manager or supervisor is aware of all of the great things that you do.
It is YOUR JOB to communicate that good news and keep your boss fully informed of the value you continue to deliver.