Career advancement. Six steps to climb the career ladder

In the Western value system, financial well-being and personal and professional growth are of great importance. Careerism today is not a pathology, but the norm of life. Only a few are wondering if they are really capable of coping with a new role and if they need a leadership position at all.

However, such a position is still considered shameful, therefore, if an employee is offered a promotion, he, of course, agrees. And then he changes his mind, drops everything and leaves to live in Barbados. If everyone sensibly weighed their capabilities and desires before agreeing to an increase, such a phenomenon as downshifting would not exist at all.

Therefore, in order to avoid disappointments, nervous breakdowns and professional burnout in the future, we propose to consider several good arguments against.

Fear of responsibility

Perhaps the most common reason for not being appointed is the fear of additional responsibility. It is one thing to fulfill your own duties in a linear position, it is quite another to manage even a very small team and competently organize a continuous workflow.

If you don't like to take responsibility, but you do a great job as a performer, that's fine. Remember: one is not better than the other, both types of employees are valuable to the company. The main thing here is to know yourself well and act accordingly.

However, the fear of not coping with new responsibilities is often not justified and may recede over time. If a person is offered a promotion, there are two options: either he was prepared in advance for this position, or not. If a person assumes that he will not be able to cope with his duties after preparation, then it may make sense to try after all, since you have received the necessary knowledge. If you are thrown out of the boat into the river, you should think twice, or even thrice. People need to be prepared for leadership positions.

Thirst for change

Often the reason for not getting promoted is a desire for change. It is clear that career growth and a stable high salary are very attractive, which is why they so often demotivate you to give up what you love. If the prospect of a promotion looms before you, it becomes much more difficult to refuse even an unloved job, which means that you run the risk of getting even deeper into a service structure that you do not need. It is quite possible that you are not afraid of the position of a leader, but you would be more willing to agree to lead subordinates in some other professional environment.

It all depends on career plans: if a person is focused on career development, vertical growth and increasing personal income is a priority for him, it may make sense to stay in the workplace and agree to a promotion. Work for a year. This will allow you to gain experience and qualify for something more in the labor market. When you change profession, you have to start all over again. If everything is enough at your current job, if comfort in the workplace and the desire to do what you love are important to you, you should not take on additional duties that you do not need.

administrative routine

Oddly enough, the reluctance to receive a promotion can be caused not only by dislike for work, but, on the contrary, by the most reverent attitude to one's current duties.

“I worked for almost two years as an ordinary designer in one company,” says illustrator Mikhail. - Always tried to help colleagues as much as possible. If necessary, I took over the training of beginners, but most of my working time was still spent on creative tasks. When the boss offered me to head the unit, his main argument was: "Nothing will change, you will also pull everyone on yourself, but now for the money." I believed and agreed. In fact, it turned out that I didn’t have time to work with orders at all, instead I had to deal with the routine: call someone, entrust, delegate and go to boring meetings and meetings. In general, very soon I asked to return to my place. It all ended sadly: the boss was offended that I let him down like that, and I had to leave the company.

The reluctance to switch from interesting professional tasks to boring administrative routine work often makes one refuse to be appointed to a new, even a higher position. This is especially true for representatives of creative professions, and indeed for people who are passionate about their work. In addition to the fact that the position of a manager is simply not interesting for you, there are also no guarantees that in the managerial field you will achieve greater career success than in your current place.

tight schedule

Often, a promotion brings not only increased personal responsibility, but also involves an increase in the amount of work, and often a completely different, harder schedule. Can you get used to the new conditions?

Unfortunately, many companies do not provide adequate training: the person who has received a managerial position continues to perform his function, and the administrative burden is added to this. Such situations are far from uncommon. Often, in addition to the increased workload, a person can not only gain nothing, but also lose in salary.

So even if the material component of the new position is significant for you, you should not immediately cling to a new appointment and agree to the proposal of your superiors. Think carefully about whether you can really qualify for financial benefits. If so, then consider whether it will pay off your efforts and whether it is worth working twice as much in order to end up with only one and a half times more.

Alexandra Ilyina, Andrey Sidelnikov
According to "Trud"

In this case, we have recommendations on how to properly move between the career reefs. Introducing the seven rules of a successful careerist.

No. 1. Be an expert in a narrow field

Being an expert in a narrow field is one of the most important rules of life. The very evolution of life obeys this law. A small firm that cannot find its niche in the market is doomed to failure. The same is true with the employee. A person who is not an expert in his field is doomed to live paycheck to paycheck with no prospects for financial development. At one time, electronics was an innovation. The personal computer arose thanks to the development of electronics, and therefore due to the development of specialization.

The main thing in the development of your career is the formation of competence. But do not confuse deep study of the profession in order to work late according to the job description (and without it). Also, do not confuse the development of your profession with the performance of functionality that does not concern you. In Russia, and throughout the CIS, it is very fashionable to load an employee who has shown excessive agility.

It's not profitable for you to work anymore. It is beneficial for you to work for yourself and perform only those functions that will work for your resume and contribute to vertical growth.

At one time I happened to work as a marketing analyst in one of the largest telecommunications companies. In addition to the main job, at first, a new inexperienced employee was loaded with work that did not concern me. Specifically, to make reports that an employee of a neighboring unit should do. He didn't do it because he was loaded. Being a person willing to work, I certainly took this job. My bosses noticed this and began to add new ones. Began to sew up in a routine. There was no way to opt out of this functionality. Since the bosses at their level agreed. But I was not interested in what my bosses agreed on. I needed to get rid of this job. One smart colleague advised me to do the following. Sometimes (or better often) it pays to cheat. Do work that does not bring development for you intentionally badly. This will make you distrustful. On the one hand, there will be a rumor about your incompetence, on the other hand, you will no longer be entrusted with your own business. You will free up time for self-development during working hours, and this is already working in the future to increase your earnings. Believe me, you don't have to work hard. Especially if it does not bring any benefit to you personally. As a result, I was no longer trusted to do a job that was not mine, since I do it “badly”. I freed up my time to learn new functionality. At first, the boss did not like me because of this. But later I came up with a very useful report for my boss. With this, I recovered, and later submitted a resume to another company, because I did not find an interesting and better paid position in the current one, and got a job with a salary twice as much.

Morality

“Pump” yourself with new skills that will make it possible to earn more. Get rid of uninteresting tasks and in no case do not do your job.

No. 2. Find out where 20% of the effort will give you 80% of the results

Richard Koch, Lecturer in Management Economics and Business Strategy at the University of Birmingham School of Business, advises early in your career to decide in which direction 20% of your efforts will give you 80% of the results. The famous Pareto principle. It is based on the correct choice of the minimum of the most important actions that will bring the maximum result, while further improvements may not be justified. It doesn't matter who you are. Employee, founder, self-employed, small or large employer. In any case, you have clients on whom your prosperity depends.

In any field, 80% of people achieve only 20% of the result, and 20% of people are content with as much as 80% of the wealth. Why is this happening? What are people doing wrong? First of all, Richard Koch, whom we mentioned, advises you to start asking yourself questions. Are you the right fit for your customers, are they the right fit for you? Do you work for the company you want? Is it in the same department? Are you employed in a profitable area of ​​work? Do you enjoy work? If not, then you should change your location. Koch was a management consultant. In his field, he constantly asked himself questions. Accordingly, we have a clear picture here. Got a big client - great! Signed a major contract - super! You have a team of students on whom you can transfer routine tasks - a class. You have close contacts with management - great.

You should not stay too long in one place, afraid to move to another job. This is silly. Don't listen to the girls in HR who say they don't like flyers (employees who change companies more than once a year). Yes, such people are viewed with suspicion. However, everything can be beaten by competently compiling a resume. Including frequent job changes. Public opinion, negatively related to extravagant personalities, should not worry you. You must learn one fact - you are born for yourself, not for the public. Look for what will bring you the maximum result with the minimum expenditure of energy.

No. 3. Start working for yourself early in your career

We have already talked about planning. Now we will talk about planning your working time. It must be planned with the expectation of preferring those tasks that are many times more productive than others. I'm sure that as you start your career, you'll be thrown off tasks like "clearing through 1,500 letters of paperwork", "responding to 567 website signatories with 'Sorry, we can't help you' style" or fixing 5,000 incorrectly printed flyers letter… Yes, there will be many such tasks. Get rid of them by any means. Up to the imitation of sick leave. Nothing personal just business. You are hired not as a valuable person, but as a valuable machine that performs a set of functions. However, you are not a cog. You benefit from doing less and getting more. This very “getting more” clearly does not depend on how well you draw a letter in the 3456th flyer. What kind of development can we talk about if you are doing this? But there is still personal time. And it belongs to you, not your employer. The task of the employer is to squeeze the maximum out of you. Your task is to give him the minimum. Be prepared for the fact that the employer will often beat you, so you should always strive for the place of this very employer.

By swapping places with him, you will change your attitude. Now you dictate the terms. Only in one case should you not strive to open your own business. If in your current company you actively absorb knowledge. This is exactly the asset that will help you turn a set of data from your head into real money as quickly as possible by opening your business. As a rule, active absorption of knowledge takes place in the first 2-3 years of your career. During this period, you will not receive much, but you will know a lot in order to learn how to receive a lot. In principle, during this period, you can not rock the boat, but do not forget to get rid of stupid tasks.

I used this principle early in my career. In five years, I have changed many companies and have never regretted the fears from the new employer, saying, “Why do you leave so often?” In my first job, I learned meticulousness from female colleagues. I confess that working in a women's team, and even, let's say, too scrupulous (analytics department), is far from sugar. But I did not baptize children with them. He left soon after and received a position with a salary twice the previous one. There was a great team there. This is where I learned to think strategically. I no longer performed boring tasks, but solved and gave advice. The next position brought me twice as much salary, but also more problems. The working day did not end for 12 hours. I decided it wasn't worth it. Having gained knowledge in telecommunications, and later in IT consulting, I decided to open my own business. Gained knowledge. I won’t say that I learned everything, but I received the necessary baggage. Now it's up to me. Now I am running three projects and in a year I have reached an income level that exceeds the salary at my last job. I consider this a success. I was not particularly interested in what employers and, even more so, my colleagues at work would think of me. I got what I needed from them. And what did he give? Yes, he gave his job. That's what. Among other things, he maintained good relations with the right people, and this is very important in business.

No. 4. Outsource work that is not your specialty

The most successful companies are the ones that have ditched the redundant services and only do what they do best. If a company is an ace in marketing, it is not engaged in production. If she understands inventions but does not know how to sell them, she hires a competent outsourcing firm for sales. It is better to sell but get less than not to sell at all. An important rule of a careerist is to hire a maximum of performers who perform functions that are not inherent to you. At the same time, you will focus on those areas where you are stronger than your competitors. At the beginning of your career, if you work in, say, an analytical department (doing economic analysis), you should not go into IT (unless, of course, you want to become a programmer in the future). This is not your job.

Your task is to force the aforementioned division to provide you with material for work in the shortest possible time and with the highest quality. No need to figure out what problems your programmers have and why a certain code did not work at 5 o'clock in the morning, but worked at 6 and lost a piece of data. You shouldn't be concerned. In practice, the quality and speed of work depends on your rigidity.

No. 5. Be careful and prudent

As a rule, when you work for someone, there is an unspoken rule - do not take the initiative. It ends sadly. People understand that you can be dumped on sections of work that you will pull. And then it’s already “uncomfortable” to refuse. You will be scolded, they say, there is no one but you. Therefore, it is necessary to be prudent in this matter. It is also important to correctly position yourself in the team and in front of the boss. At first, don't stand out. Regarding the appearance - be careful, you need to smell good. At the same time, there is no need to stand out with bright clothes. They will be jealous. And envy will lead to negative attitudes. This is of no use to you.

While the essence and the matter you take from your colleagues knowledge. You don't have to get into intimate relationships. Be polite, keep up conversations, but never discuss your superiors, your colleagues, do not gossip. In the team, gossip scatters at lightning speed and your reputation can be tarnished. Make the necessary acquaintances with higher people, hit them in the eye, as they can contribute to your vertical advancement. Relationship with superiors is a separate issue. There are several types of bosses. And with each of them you need to behave differently. Here are the main ones:

Made a career from the bottom

The most difficult type, since he has already passed your way to the end. There's nothing to be done here. Will have to grind. Only selfless work will help to achieve success. It is worth planning right away how to move to another department from such a boss, “taking out” the maximum knowledge, since vertical advancement under him will be extremely slow.

stuck

This type has made a career by sticking to his patron. Good type. Beneficial for you. He is predictable, megalomaniac, cunning. At the same time, you are able to take his place. He will be shy in front of you if he finds out that you are connected with the higher authorities.

Upstart

Quickly promoted due to chance. I did not have time to get embittered during the promotion. You can agree with him. Likes employees with dignity, who are able to put themselves below him. Values ​​quality work. You can work with him. Can help you move forward.

blockhead

Dumb zeal is cured in the generals. The method of "working" with him is length of service. He is an honest idiot and can recommend you for a promotion himself. If it doesn’t work out, you need to make connections with the authorities past him.

idler

As a rule, taking a place on communications. It's easier to work with him. He appreciates the work that is done for him. With delusions of grandeur. He can be outmaneuvered. But it is difficult to take his place. Therefore, try to make connections past him.

No. 6. Strengthen your self-control

At first, it will be difficult, so endurance is important. You don’t want to hear from any of your friends or relatives at the end of your career: “I didn’t manage it, my friend. The gut is thin! Early on, learn to use people for your own ends. At first, of course, they will play you. You are a pawn. But with the right construction, everything will change. Shine in front of your superiors. Do not take on extra functionality.

Participate in corporate parties (a great chance to make the right connections in an informal setting). Make contacts with newly arrived colleagues, as these people can become devoted to you. Master your acting skills. It is important here to portray the accepted emotions in your company. Yes, you really don't give a damn about photos of your boss from Turkey, but in no case should this be portrayed if he shows them to you. At one time, I learned to tell jokes well while working in one of the companies.

It got to the point that at every opportunity my superiors asked me to tell something new. Using this, they paid attention to me at meetings. It is important not to overdo it, otherwise they will think that the clown will be perceived that way. You need to move to the main one and shine in front of it, right?

No. 7. Be energetic and don't give up

Despondency is a sin. It's said in the Bible. Have you often observed your colleagues, dressed in whatever, with gray eyes that depict nothing? I often. You shouldn't be like them. This leads to collapse or being stuck in one place for many years. At one time, I made a plan for every day what needs to be done. The plan was not to do all-all-all of your duties. It was about making the most of it for yourself. Let's say the morning should start with learning something new. Time came to 11-12? You need to go for coffee with your boss, discuss everyday life, tell a joke, find out what is happening at the top. Dinner? Don't dine alone. It is clear that you want to devote this hour to yourself, but it is better to spend it with benefit. Not necessarily with the boss. It can be a new colleague at work, and an important specialist for you (capable of being useful to you) from another department, or a pretty assistant to the director of a company who can be useful to you in analyzing the main person. Don't be shy about these people. It is advisable to dine with the right people 3-4 times a week. After lunch, you can do your immediate duties. As a rule, this is a routine. If there are a lot of them, then it is better to do it in the morning, since it is better to do uninteresting tasks faster in order to free up the day.

Don't forget to leave time for planning work for the week. Do you smoke? This can also be used to your advantage. On smoking rooms you can learn a lot of important things. Most importantly, do not go too often and do not gossip. They will definitely know about it.

Conclusion

These tips are not a panacea. You know very well that not everything goes according to plan. But it is better to have a plan than not to have one and it is not clear where to go.

You work hard, get the job done, and take on a little extra to make sure you're doing the best you can for your company. The latest performance review showed no weaknesses to look out for and showed you as the perfect employee. But for some reason you didn't get promoted.

This is a harsh reality, especially if you were counting on an increase in income. The lack of progress naturally raises the question of whether it is worth continuing to make efforts, and even whether it is time to leave the job. But before you plunge into the abyss of disappointment, take a step back and try to understand why you are not being promoted. There are several possible reasons that interfere with this, and not all of them are directly related to performance.

1. You don't ask for a raise.

The first and most obvious reason why you don't get promoted is because you don't ask for it. For many employees, such requests are uncomfortable because of the likelihood of rejection or fear of appearing too greedy and ambitious, regardless of whether they get a better position and salary or not. Even those companies that care about employees and reward them at every opportunity pay attention to costs and strive to remain efficient. If you do not clearly express a desire to earn more, your boss may be sure that you are completely satisfied with the current situation, and will keep you at the same level, instead of automatically increasing your salary.

Ask for a raise. It is so simple. Drop negative clichés. Asking for a raise doesn't feel pretentious or unreasonable when you have concrete examples of your value to the company. If you're not asking for a promotion, take it for granted that you won't get it.

2. Youcameunprepared

You may have explicitly asked for a raise, but you didn't come up with the facts that would help substantiate your claim. When evaluating employees, employers like to see logical arguments and real examples. If you just say "I want to earn more" but can't show you the results of your work or explain your requirements, you won't be taken seriously. Even the most successful candidates cite salary increases for the same position in the same sector of the economy and indicate their real achievements over the past period.

Do your research, prepare as much information as possible. There is no need to make a presentation, just operate freely with facts: statistics by region and by sector of the economy will help you look more convincing. The more facts you find, the better.

3. You're good at your job - but it's your responsibility

It is possible that your work is rated as impeccable. But this in itself does not give grounds to expect an increase. Workers who show up on time, do their jobs, and don't try to sneak out early aren't perceived as exceptional. They are perceived as "adequate". Adequate workers deserve to be allowed to continue doing what they are doing, while exceptional ones can expect something more. Exceptional workers take on more than their direct responsibilities, show up early and stay late if needed, and are always ready to help, helping the team where possible.

Make sure you are exceptional. You may not find much evidence for this in order to get promoted right now. But if you exceed expectations for a few months, you will have enough material to demonstrate that you are an exceptional worker.

4. You expect to be treated personally.

Raising is an objective, not a subjective issue. If you're asking for it based solely on your personal desires, the employer may subtly ignore your request. Perhaps you need more money to better support your child or spouse, or you are looking for a dream home in a better area. Referencing personal circumstances will help you win some sympathy in the short term, but it will nullify your chances of getting promoted. Employers don't want to hear about personal circumstances because salary is a business decision and cannot be based on emotions.

Do not mention personal circumstances. Honestly, no one cares that "you need money." The question is whether you deserve the money and the only way to prove it is to provide clear and objective data.

5. You didn't show off your accomplishments.

You've worked hard all year, but missed the opportunity to show off your biggest successes. So don't be surprised if you get promoted. Don't be afraid to talk about your accomplishments during an appraisal or formal performance report - this is a great opportunity to show that you are a valuable player. Use specific examples wherever possible. Don't say, "I made a lot of good corporate blog posts," say, "I wrote 100 blog posts that increased traffic by 30%." Don't say, "I changed my workflow," say, "I implemented a new workflow for 20 employees that resulted in a 10% increase in their satisfaction and productivity."

Record all measurable results of your achievements at every opportunity. Keep a list of your major current accomplishments from the previous months and keep them ready when it's time to ask for a raise.

6. You have not become a more valuable employee.

Perhaps you have not yet managed to become a more valuable employee for the company. Take an ISP as an analogy: if they charge more for a faster, more reliable service, you're more likely to be willing to pay more. The employer argues in a similar way: why pay more for the same thing? If you have not been able to increase your objective value over the past year, an increase is unlikely.

Increase your value as an employee, expand your skill set, or improve your efficiency. Get trained, get certified in new areas, learn from your peers, strive to be more effective in your current responsibilities. Record improvements and present during upgrade negotiations.

7. You are not a positive team member.

Being part of a team means more than doing your job. If you constantly complain and have a negative attitude, even if you expand your area of ​​responsibility and objectively improve your skills, you will be perceived as an unpleasant person. Companies reward those employees who improve the environment, and not vice versa. If you catch yourself complaining, gossip, or distant communication with colleagues - this is the answer why you did not get a promotion.

Work on improving team skills. Turn negatives into positives, focus on improving the situation. Congratulate colleagues on their successes, support them in their failures. The more comradely support you show, the more positive your influence will be perceived. This factor cannot be objectively assessed, it is something visible and implied.

Once you understand why you didn't get a promotion, you can start planning for the future. If the main reason for this is a lack or misapplication of effort, find ways to improve results throughout the year. If you can't influence the factors that help you move forward, such as the company's financial position, consider whether to stand still or look for better conditions for your career. No matter what you decide, understanding the nature of the obstacles that lie in your way will help you better prepare for the next phase of your career.

A promotion or salary increase is related to your performance at work. To decisively move up the career ladder, do the following.

We all know people with attractive careers. They are entrusted with the most interesting tasks, they are endowed with powers that their colleagues do not have, they are the first to be promoted. There is no chance here. Luck appears when opportunities match readiness.

Most likely, a person with an enviable career is very actively working to move in the right direction. And one of the main components of such a movement is the manifestation of courage.

To move decisively up the career ladder, regularly and, if necessary, persistently, do the following:

Instead of waiting for an opportunity to move up the career ladder, find it yourself. First, look for opportunities within your company and, if there are none, expand your search beyond it. (If you're waiting for professional prospects to come to you, then you don't have the courage.)

Ask your boss for new responsibilities and roles. When given a new task or responsibilities, learn as hard as you can, improve, expand your skills, and develop your talents. (If you are not looking for opportunities to learn and develop, then you do not have the courage.)

Don't sit in the shade. Make sure that everyone knows what a dedicated and passionate employee you are, what a leader you are. Be humble, but don't be shy. (If you remain in the shadows, then you do not have the courage.)

If you feel stuck in your career, act immediately and purposefully to get back on the path to success. It is unlikely that anyone will notice (or worry) that the dynamics of your career do not match your intentions. (If you are not at the helm, then you do not have the courage.)

If you feel you are ready and deserving, feel free to ask your boss for a raise or find another job that is a notch or two above your current position. Don't wait for others to recognize your willingness to advance - show them you're ripe for more by acting and demonstrating your abilities. (If you have not done this for a long time, then you do not have the courage.)

You should have a career plan and promotion milestones. If you have one, make sure you dedicate time to implement it. (If you do not go assertively towards your goal, then you do not have the courage)

If you don't like your job or if you want something different, take action to change the situation. Determine your preferences and stick to them. (If you don't seek constructive change, you don't have the courage.) A healthy, courageous career means you're doing work that you really enjoy and want to do. You also know exactly where you want to work and have a plan to get there. You do not shy away from opportunities that enrich your knowledge, skills and experience, you are not afraid to take on more responsibility, including financial ones - on the contrary, you are purposefully looking for such chances. You get a promotion or pay raise because you ask for it. When you discover a problem, you draw attention to it or solve it. What if there are difficulties? You become part of the solution, not the problem.

Based on the materials of the book "Crisis is an opportunity"

Why do some people move up the corporate ladder and others don't? What special things do they do to once again take a step up? Is it because they have been with the company for a long time?

First of all, you need to ask yourself, how much growth do you expect? Often, a promotion doesn't necessarily mean a pay rise, it's just a job title change.

And how often does a person advance without having sufficient qualifications? Probably too often to count.

According to a Gallup study, 82% of companies are not able to grow, train a successful manager, so obviously there is a problem on both sides.

Many people think that the only way to get promoted is to work overtime to show the company how hard they are trying.

But this is a delusion.

First, there are several reasons why people don't get promotions.

Second, there are things to keep in mind when trying to get promoted.

Here are a few reasons that prevent promotion. By working on them, you will definitely be able to succeed.

1. Lack of Required Skills

The so-called “Peter principle” is relevant here - you must be familiar with “with”, even if you are not yet familiar with. This management concept says that people are promoted based on their skills in their current position, not their future one, but it is important to know what skills are needed to be successful in the position you want.

The obvious way to fix this is to learn the skills required for the position you're trying to get. Of course, this is easier said than done, but it must be done.

How? Feel free to ask whoever is currently in this role or someone in HR what skills are needed and there will definitely be a way to develop those skills.

2. Lack of so-called “soft skills”

Usually, applying for a higher position, you need to develop more “soft skills”, such as communication and problem solving.

For example, when a software developer becomes a team leader and is now responsible for training, developing and coaching their employees. He often doesn't have the necessary "soft skills" to be a good coach. Most developers seem to be in a kind of bubble with the same headphones.

Mastering these skills is a little more difficult, but it can also be done. You need to take the initiative and become a mentor for new employees. This will show management a willingness to act.

3. No Feedback

Feedback is essential to help you grow and develop, so don't avoid it. Many people make this mistake. The natural feedback reaction is to get defensive and make excuses, but instead, it's worth understanding why they are talking about it. Worth listening and seeing what can be improved.

How about getting a promotion?

Sometimes companies themselves conduct various surveys of employees to determine their satisfaction with their current position. But this is rather an exception.

4 tips to get the promotion you want:

1. Speak up

It is important to remember that everyone, in any position, is dealing with their own personal problems. Managers do not have time to notice every little thing that you do. That's why it's important to speak up to get noticed.

And one more piece of advice - publicly praise your colleagues. This will show senior management that you are ready to be a leader who recognizes the work and accomplishments of your team.

2. Find a mentor

Above in the article it was already mentioned that you need to be a mentor for other people, but also, each person should have a mentor from whom he learns himself.