Progress Report - 022 - 027

As always, it's good to periodically look back and review your accomplishments and progress.  So, every few episodes, we take a look back and call out the highlights of the recent episodes.

In Episode 022 - Interviewing Candidates I cover how I evaluate candidates for positions by focusing on critical thinking and a desire to learn and share.  As you progress through your career, it will often be necessary to help bring in new team members to take over responsibilities that you've progressed beyond.

Next, we took a look at how you can be successful while working remotely in Episode 023.  Focusing on being active and visible in remote meetings and putting the effort into building relationships will keep you front of mind for those you work with.  While there is talk about RTO - return to office in a lot of companies, there are still a lot of people who will continue to work remotely and building the skills required to continue to progress will become critical.  Even if you do return to the office, you may still have team members who work in other cities or even countries, so those same skills will be beneficial in those situations, too.

The next four episodes as a unit are all focused on aspects of the end of year process and the value that you've provided to the company.

In Episode 024, I provide a framework for gathering the information that you need to provide in your self-assessment and preparing for next year's goals.  Documenting the plan forward for incomplete goals, seeking feedback from your peers, and showcasing the value you provide will help make your annual review a positive result.

Episode 025 - Who is driving your career covers how being proactive in your development and pushing towards more fulfilling goals will keep you more motivated leading to generally faster progression as well as overall more job satisfaction.

And in probably the most important episode to date, Episode 026, I talk about key things to consider about whether you should be considered for a promotion.  It's not just important to perform your duties well, sometimes you need to help your manager make a case for your promotion.  Make sure that you are visible within the organization.  Provide value and document it.  Set yourself apart from your competition.  Show interest in advancement.  Position yourself on a growing team.  And build a network of champions.

And last week's Episode 027 - Knowing Your Worth covers tracing the value you provide back to the key metrics of the company - revenue or expenses.  By giving your updates in terms of the value to the company, it becomes easier for your leaders to justify your advancement.

That was a lot in the past six episodes.  One of the reasons that I keep episodes short is so that you aren't overwhelmed with too much information at once.  But, when you step back and look at everything together, you can start to see how they all fit together to give a clear roadmap towards driving your career forward.  If you know someone else who could benefit from this podcast, help them to subscribe to Managing A Career in their favorite podcast app.