No matter what country you work, what industry and what your position is chances are at some point in your career progress you are going to jump up a level that will require you to become a supervisor, junior manager or higher. This moment in our career can be difficult and some people will struggle figuring out how to take the step.

A good place to start is to begin taking responsibilities that you would expect your target position to have. AND DO NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION. JUST DO IT. TAKE Responsibility and back yourself up by doing it well and succeeding.The advantages of implementing this step far outweigh the potential disadvantages.In almost every case you will be viewed as taking initiative in your role. You will…

– Learn new skills faster

– Get noticed by management for taking initiative

– Become more valuable in your group by performing more tasks

– Increasing your leverage power for job reviews

By executing this step anyone that is bored or not being challenged in their job immediately has no excuse for being so. In most cases there\’ll be nothing in your way to take that next level of responsibility, only yourself. Step up to the plate and take the challenge or risk restricting your progress considerably.

By taking more responsibility or promoting yourself I do not mean that you call yourself a different title or move yourself into your supervisors office, simply think of some responsibilities that your immediate senior does at work and begin to do it for them.

For example: You submit a report to your boss for checking where they would usually go through it to check against X. Instead of letting your boss do this part attempt to do it yourself and offer the reason that you want to free up some time for your boss and at the same time progress your skills.

A good way to approach things is to visualize of a role model that is in your target role (i.e. a more senior colleague who\’s in a position that you would potentially move into in a couple of years time). Attempt to imitate their workflow patterns and think about what tasks they perform in their everyday job and which of those tasks you could take off their hands.

Be careful to only tackle responsibilities and extra tasks that you can tackle semi-confidently with the intention of being more valuable, not being detrimental to your team when your supervisor has to fix your mistakes. If you think you need training to tackle these new responsibilities… ASK FOR IT!

The beauty of taking responsibility without asking (and executing smartly) is that unless you screw things up royally then you will usually be recognised. And if your work is not perfect then it may lead to discussions about you receiving more training in this area which will mean more leverage potential.

As with all career choices it will require good judgement. Do not take any responsibilities that will annoy your supervisor. Think about your approach carefully and your chosen words when you first discuss your new responsibilities with your supervisor. However, it\’s not something you are going to get fired over and I must reiterate that the consequences of NOT executing this step far outweigh the risks.

Self-Promotion is crucial in the big picture of career progress. Your confidence levels will soar once you\’ve started to function well at this higher position and you\’ll be ready to ask for promotion.

Mitchell Blake

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Mitchell Blake
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Author Bio: Mitchell Blake

Interested in more information on how to get a promotion? Visit Fast Promotion Formula

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