Career Progression - Talent Vs Self Marketing

Do you believe that talent can help you grow in your career? Or is it the self-marketing? or how about if you have the mix of both, well it has to be both

If you are talented and perform your job 9-5 with no self-marketing, there are chances that your work will get un-noticed or someone could take credit for your work, and your chances to move up in the corporate ladder is less. There is a word blow your trumpet and that is very much true in corporate culture. How much market your self is something that needs to be well thought of and mastered, overdoing it may prove to be harmful, your boss and colleague might take you as someone who always is boastful of his achievement, which is not good

There are ways for it and more importantly positive ways to do it and move up in professional career.

• Help Others -Start by helping others in their work, proposing solution to the problems
• Be a Problem solver-solving issues and willing to present yourself forward helps
• Speak up- It is important to present the ideas when you are in team meeting and with the company’s leadership, let everyone know you have ideas in mind
• New ideas -Throw new ideas that you
• Being punctual and be on time- Be punctual in your deliveries and be on time
• Delivery Focused-Delivery! Delivery! & Delivery! is the key, let your stakeholders and your management know when you have delivered the project as per the expectations
• Network your way to success- Many people shy away from the idea of ‘networking’ but many don’t realize that whenever you talk with others and seek their opinion to make an informed decision - even if it's just to find a good movie, restaurant or plumber - you're networking. Like any relationship, networking requires an investment of time, to learn about what each other has to offer. Focusing on the opportunity to build a relationship could make your next networking experience more enjoyable and much more effective
• Identify the gaps -in you-Invest time and energy to overcome them through education or self-development courses. 
• Right Combination - mastering the right combination for success, Don’t forget, your unique combination of experience, education, skills, interests, and knowledge can be the right match for many different kinds of roles and environments because they can be packaged and repackaged in different.
• Avoid your workplace troublemakers.Often there are no greater time wasters in the workplace than your fellow colleagues. There are the colleagues who love to gossip and spread rumors. The colleagues who are constantly trying to catch your mistakes.