4 Easy Steps to Fast-Track Your Promotion
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by admin in Power & Money
Sure, you’re ambitious and talented. But unless you’re seen as trustworthy, too, you’ll remain a wage slave forever. Here’s how to earn your boss’ trust – FAST!
1. Be Like Him
We inherently trust people who are like us, so emphasize things you have in common. Maybe you both went to Florida State University. Or to another ACC school. Or to state schools. Or to schools with annoying fight songs. Even tenuous connections build trust.
2. Like Him
Imagine that a coworker comes into your office one day after a meeting and says, “I liked the passion you brought to your argument.” When he leaves, you think, “Smart guy, good head on his shoulders,” even though he didn’t say he agreed with you and even hinted that you’re a raving lunatic. That’s the power of “like.” Now, go like everything your boss does.
3. Shadow Him
Your boss wears striped Brooks Brothers shirts 3 days a week? Mimic his look. He grabs a second cup of coffee at 10am every day? Cross paths with him often, java in hand. He uses a Blackberry instead of an iPhone? RIM will be happy to sell you one, too. Tiny similarities like these will seep into his psyche, and he’ll start seeing you as an extension of himself.
4. Protect Him
It’s not exactly brave – but it is important – to support your boss’ ideas in public. But you can be sneaky with this one, too: Stomp a bug (real or imaginary) outside his office, or warn him about that crappy new restaurant in town. Guard his interests and he’ll start championing yours.
