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Do a self-assessment of how well
you’re doing on the job and get a reality
check from your manager. Sometimes
there is a big gap between your perspective and your boss’. Once you’ve done
the assessment, focus on one area of
strength and do 10 percent more. Then
focus on one area of weakness that will
be relatively easy to correct and fix it,
says Lisa Aldisert, an executive coach
with Pharos Alliance in New York City.
Even if your place of business is casual,
have you pushed the envelope to a degree
that people no longer take you seriously
or think that you just don’t care? asks
Scott Gingold, CEO of Powerfeedback, a
management consulting firm in Easton,
Pa. Assess why you are where you are.
Make adjustments, such as taking additional courses to fine-tune or acquire new
skills. Consider hiring an executive coach
to rework your image and revamp your
career strategies. Seek advice from a mentor, if you have one. If not, find one. Also,
ask your predecessors who were promoted to explain the factors that moved them
upward, adds Gingold.
Research, Research, Research
Do your homework. Figure out what
would make your boss look good and
then do it. “Greatness happens when
people get into the service mode,” says
Carley. Do something really nice for
someone under you on the ladder. Putting good energy into the system always
yields good things down the line, in unimaginable ways, she adds. “It’s not just
altruistic. By creating a giving culture in
your own support system, you’re building a stronger professional foundation.”
Find out what the challenges are for
the next three levels up from you, so
you know what needs to be done, and
then position yourself to be a part of the
solutions, to get results. You can do your
research in part by going to lunch with
coworkers you don’t usually socialize with and by otherwise extending
your circle, such as by volunteering for
task forces and committees. Networking is key.
Success is about relationships.
Evaluate all current relationships, with
your team, coworkers, peers, managers,
You May Be Surprised by What
Can Be Accomplished in 100 Days …
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• In February 2005, YouTube inventors Steve Chen, Chad Hurley
and Jawed Karim began developing the website out of a garage
in Menlo Park, Calif. Less than three months later, the first version of
the video-sharing site was launched. In October 2006, they sold the
site to Google for $1.7 billion.
• On May 25, 1787, 55 delegates from 12 colonial American states met
in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. In just 116 days, the
men wrote and signed the Constitution that we have now followed
for 221 years.
• On Feb. 20, 2008, Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab and Kevin Lin started
running. In little over 100 days (111 to be exact) they ran more than
4,300 miles, crossing the entire Sahara desert and six countries.
• During the big blogging boom of summer 2005, forbes.com reported
that 14 million blogs were online. That season, blogs were growing at
a rate of 1. 2 million every 100 days.
• Apple released the much-anticipated iPhone on June 29, 2007. On
Sept. 10, just 74 days after the release date, Apple announced selling
the one millionth iPhone.
• In less than three months in the spring of 1939, Igor Sikorsky designed
the first modern-day helicopter, with a single main rotor and tail rotor
setup. On Sept. 14, he piloted the new aircraft on its first flight.
