| Wanna be a manager? You have to get the job | | | | find ways to develop management traits in your |
| before you can do the job, and here's what you | | | | current role: For example, ask your superiors if |
| need to know in order to take the next step up | | | | you can help them with some of the budgeting |
| the corporate ladder: | | | | for your department, and start expanding your |
| Know Your Value | | | | financial skills.Dozens of similar strategies will |
| Most employees never realize how valuable their | | | | prepare you for the moment when a great |
| skills and knowledge are. As a result, they feel | | | | opportunity arises. |
| ‘lucky' just to have a job, as opposed to | | | | From Good to Great |
| thinking their employer is lucky to have them! | | | | As I said earlier, many people have challenging |
| That's the first step to becoming a manager – | | | | relationships with their managers. So wouldn't it be |
| knowing you have what it takes and are capable | | | | great if you could learn from their mistakes and |
| of making valuable contributions to an organization. | | | | study the characteristics of how to be a |
| Showcase your Skills | | | | successful manager? |
| You've no doubt come across those annoying | | | | That means you don't have to start from |
| people who love to blow their own horn – it's | | | | ‘bad' and can go from ‘good' to |
| all about them, them, them! But have you also | | | | ‘great' throughout your career. |
| noticed that the more they tell everyone how | | | | Plus, great managers create high-performance |
| good they are, the more opportunities come their | | | | teams and businesses, and who wouldn't want to |
| way? You don't want to be someone who people | | | | work with them or be one of them? |
| roll their eyes at, but you can highlight your skills in | | | | Feel confident in knowing you can become a |
| a powerful way to fast-track yourself into a | | | | manager, and build your executive experience in |
| management career. | | | | your current role by using the above techniques |
| Prepare for the Future | | | | and other proven strategies. Develop a plan so |
| Just because you aren't in a management position | | | | when the next promotion opportunity arises, |
| now, doesn't mean you shouldn't study their roles | | | | you're prepared and ready to take the leap from |
| and responsibilities to educate yourself about what | | | | a job into a career. |
| they do. The phrase ‘fake it till you make it' | | | | |
| applies perfectly in this situation. You can easily | | | | Need a Job? |