Get promoted without asking.

Finally, here are nine ways that you can show your boss that you are ready for a promotion.

1. You Consistently Find Ways to Generate Value: You signal that you are ready for a promotion if you are constantly finding ways to generate value—whether that is in terms of profits, project ideas, or something else.

2. You Signal That You Are Ready For The Next Step: You make it clear that you want a promotion by actually telling your boss about wanting to be promoted. Whether it is through email, phone, or in-person, being direct can save time and increase your odds of being promoted.

3. You Raise Up Your Colleagues: You aren’t solely looking out for yourself. Instead, you work on empowering your colleagues so that your entire team can succeed. You recognize that the group is more important than the individual.

4. You Make Your Boss’s Life Easier: Through your work and positive presence, you lift many burdens off of your boss’s shoulders and make their life easier. This behavior puts you in the good graces of your boss and likely leads to a promotion.

5. You Challenge Your Team: You aren’t satisfied with the status quo. You are always trying to get better, and you embrace this attitude when working with your colleagues. Ultimately, your goal is to help others improve so that the organization grows.

6. You Are Responsive: Whenever your boss or team members need help on a task, you are available and respond in a responsive manner. This can mean responding after you leave the office and even on weekends. Your responsiveness can be your hidden advantage and a major attribute that gets you promoted.

7. You Are Present: When you are at the office, you are present and focused on your work. You eliminate distractions and can hone in on the projects on your desk.

8. You Have Fun: You recognize that work isn’t solely about increasing margins and generating profits. It is also about having fun. Promoted employees embrace a “work hard, play hard” attitude in all areas of their life. 

9. You “Tap Dance” to Work: Simply put, you are enthusiastic about your work and your organization. Warren Buffett is known for saying that he is successful because he “tap dances to work.” If you adopt a similar attitude, your boss will notice your enthusiasm and positivity and will reward you.

Follow these ideas, tips, and strategies to stand out and get promoted at work without asking for one.

Know your value! Effectively communicate your value! Demonstrate your value at work every day!

Robert Moment is an Executive Leadership Coach and Personal Branding Strategist delivers proven business strategies and ideas that solve the top problems CEOs, College Presidents, Executives and Entrepreneurs face.

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