Here is a thought for January and a chance to ensure 2022 is a year you can progress your career.
If you do not have a plan for your future career then for sure you will be part of someone else’s plan which may not include you.
Decisions about your future are being made in rooms you are not present.
This time of the year many companies review their “talent” for development as part of the succession plan. The problem is if you are not in the plan no one will tell you, but you will watch from the sidelines as others including new graduates will be provided with opportunities to gain greater experience, communicate with senior management and work across the organisation.
Meanwhile you work hard, put in long hours and feel dejected, overlooked and have no idea why you are not getting opportunity.
The chances are you presently sit within a succession talent plan where management place each member of their team in the grid.
The overall grid is then discussed to identify staff ready now for promotion and “stretch” along with staff with potential to get a promotion within the next 24 months and also staff that need to do more to meet agreed objectives.
What can you do?
Identify 3 people you work with who you trust and ask them for honest feedback on what they see you doing on a daily basis. Ask them what you do well and what do they think you can improve on.
You yourself should review the work you carry out daily and identify all the invisible great work you do that is not openly visible to your boss.
Review the feedback honestly, then ask your manager the same questions discuss the invisible work you do daily and ask where you fit in the succession planning. If you are not in the top talent pool ask for a plan for 6 to 12 months that can get you there and have it reviewed regularly so you stay on course.
So what you really need to understand now for 2022 is that if you don't have a plan for your future someone else will decide it when you are not in the room.
Taking time with a good coach can help you with your future career path, never a better time to invest in yourself.
Believe and you can do it.
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