How to Be a Great Employee: Lesson 1 - Think Strategically

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Think Strategically

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Lesson 1 Think Strategically Lesson 2 Follow a Set of Guiding Principles Lesson 3 Be a Responsible Corporate Steward Lesson 4 Care About Customers Lesson 5 Say It With Numbers Lesson 6 Manage Yourself Lesson 7 Redefine Professional Growth

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Job Seekers People looking for a job

Job Holders People wanting to excel in their current job

Job Changers People who are preparing to move up to their next job

How to Be a Great Employee Introduction

What Employers Want

Knowledge Subject matter expertise

Skills Technical ability

Experience Past achievements Professional Practices Your behavioral choices

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Professional Practices hellip for Employees

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Our Professional Practices hellip hellip will make you a great employee Use them to find a job Use them to excel in your current job Use them to get a better job

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Lesson 1

Think Strategically

Make it your business to know where your company is going how it is doing and how you fit in Stay connected to your companyrsquos forward movement

How to Be a Great Employee

a Find Out Who You Are Ask (and keep asking) until you fully understand hellip

The primary mission of your company

What is its purpose The line(s) of business your team

supports Your teamrsquos position on the companyrsquos

organization chart

Your job function and job responsibilities

How to Be a Great Employee Lesson 1 ndash Think Strategically

b School Yourself

Study Learn everything you can about hellip Products and services offered by your

company

Customers who buy from your company who are they what do they need

Recent trends and developments in your industry

c See Into the Future

Talk to your business managers about some basic concepts hellip The 1 year 3 year and 5 year strategic

objectives for your company

The top three strategic priorities of the business you support

What must your business accomplish in 5 years time

d Think hellip Really Think

What can YOU do to help your company achieve itrsquos objectives How does your work impact the

companyrsquos mission What could you do differently to help

your company achieve its objectives

Talk to your manager about your ideas for process improvement

e Set Goals for Yourself

Turn your ideas into action by setting specific goals A well-stated goal hellip Must have positive financial impact even

if itrsquos only a small impact

Must be achievable hellip within your reach

Must have strategic relevance as you now know

Must be timed Give yourself a deadline Push yourself

f Track Progress

Are your ideas working Use metrics to show improvement inhellip

Revenue ndash Is the company earning

Cost ndash Is the company spending less

Efficiency ndash Are you able to produce more each day

Waste Reduction ndash Do you have more time for value-added activities

Review

a Find out who you are b School yourself c See into the future d Think hellip really think e Set goals for yourself f Track progress

And Remember hellip

Make it your business to know where your company is going how it is doing and how you fit in Stay connected to your companyrsquos forward movement Think strategically

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Intro i Leadership Principles Intro ii Pillars of Business Operations List 1 Strategic Planning in Five Steps List 2 Service Quality Promises List 3 Secrets to Successful Hiring List 4 Cheap Training Ideas List 5 Performance Management Style Points List 6 Tips for a Successful Employee Survey List 7 Motivations for Managing Metrics List 8 Signs of Continuous Improvement List 9 Project Delivery Scorecard List 10 Rules for a Winning Budget Season List 11 Keys to Equitable Cost Allocation List 12 Vendor Selection Checklist List 13 Internal Control Wellness List 14 ABCs of Business Continuity Bonus Little Lessons in Leadership

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How to Be a Great Employee: Lesson 1 - Think Strategically