Are you ready to meet your professional goals and get the most out of your work life?
Whether you’re planning a career change, looking to take the next step in your role with your current company, or simply looking to increase your productivity, try setting some career-focused goals.
Determine What Success Means to You
Take some time to sit down and re-evaluate where you want to be in your career. Remember, success doesn’t have to be based on income or promotion; it’s about what makes you happy. Think about the key goals you want to achieve – they can be anything from learning a new skill, and confidence building, to getting better at managing your diary.
Find Yourself a Career Mentor
Learn from your peers. Mentors can give you an unbiased, experienced view of your position and industry and will be able to offer sound and inventive advice on your career; whether that’s your goals or a specific piece of work.
Make the Most of Your Commute
See your commute as a chance to learn something new as you head into work and expand your mind. Download an online course, listen to podcasts, or TED Talks, or dive into a new and inspiring book. It beats listening to other commuters snoring, loud-talking, and incessantly sniffing.
Up-Skilling
Ask management to take your strengths up a notch or two for the greater good. This is the one that HR departments love as there is zero need to hire new workers – you just train existing ones. It’s all about investing in your people. Up-skilling is otherwise known as ‘individualised talent management’ and is so hot right now. It helps the business plug holes and gives an employee a new lease on life, away from a former role. Win, win.
Managing Work Stress
Forbes examines the role work stress plays in our productivity and ways we can best manage it. Pressure can be part and parcel of life, and it’s how we keep it in check that benefits us in the long run. “When you’re considering strategies for managing work stress, there’s one key area to focus on first: streamlining communication,” says corporate trainer/speaker, Maura Thomas.
“The constant communication demands of our jobs can trap us in a state of being busy, but unproductive. Working this way for too long becomes demoralising and stressful. Inefficient communication contributes to two of the top causes of burnout: unmanageable workload and unreasonable time pressure.” Sound like you?
Also, know when to limit your communication and avoid checking your phone and emails so you can focus on some other work you need to get out. It’s all about balance and protecting your precious brain!
What works best for you in terms of getting ahead at work?
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