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The type of work you should do to climb the ladder. A thread:
All work that comes your way has an inherent level of contribution and an inherent level of visibility.
High contribution work provide a material advance for the company / project
High visibility work will be seen by individuals of influence
High contribution work provide a material advance for the company / project
High visibility work will be seen by individuals of influence
When deciding what work to do, follow these rules:
1. Avoid Low Contribution work.
Doing something that doesn’t make a material difference is not worth the effort
1. Avoid Low Contribution work.
Doing something that doesn’t make a material difference is not worth the effort
2. Seek out high contribution, high visibility work
This will build your reputation amongst individuals of influence
This will build your reputation amongst individuals of influence
3. Take on High Contribution, Low Visibility work ONLY if you have a plan to build the visibility of the output.
Otherwise your work will go unrecognised and won't contribute towards your reputation & personal progression
Otherwise your work will go unrecognised and won't contribute towards your reputation & personal progression
In summary:
Choose work where you are seen to make a difference.
Choose work where you are seen to make a difference.
