Five Steps for Promotion: It Won’t Happen Overnight

Five Steps for Promotion: It Won’t Happen OvernightJason Hoevelmannjhoevelmann@gmail.com

Attitude

Initiative

Set Example

Learn

Responsibility

• Attitudes will determine your behavior

• Your attitude will define you (judged)

• Affected by others (peer pressure)

• Bleed over on your calls

It’s What You Become•Attitude

Negative

Positive.

• See a need, fill a need

• Look for learning points

• Do things because it’s right

• Intrinsic motivation

Don’t wait for opportunity• Initiative

Extrinsic

Intrinsic.

• Master the fundamentals

• Learn your job, not what you want to do

• Plan your learning career, where is your organization going

• What are your interests and goals?

Always Look for Something New•Learn

Purpose

Perspective.

• Your going to make mistakes, own them

• Follow assignments with vigor

• If you see it, it’s yours, don’t leave it

• Be honest

It’s all you•Responsibility

Value

Trust.

• The hard choices are you forte

• Become the one they want to come to, from both sides

• Be humble and patient

• Work hard

Be the Informal Leader•Set the Example

Team

PROMOTIONAL QUESTION #1• What have you done in the last six

months to improve yourself and the department?

The lesser of importance between the two questions

• What have you done in the last 3-5 years to improve yourself and the department?

This is the important question and the one that counts!

Be ready for it!

PROMOTIONAL QUESTION #2

•Two QuestionsBe able to answer these without hesitation for your entire career