Climbing up the Corporate ladder

Our goals play a major role in our lives. They give us a purpose to move ahead and hustle harder to achieve them. However, not everyone succeeds in achieving their goals. Why only some people manage to achieve them? What are the remaining people lacking? Studies say that our attitude and habits shape our professional career to a great extent. Having a degree from an elite college, but not possessing a positive attitude towards your professional career doesn’t make an ideal combination to become successful in your life. In this article, I’ll discuss what are those habits and what kind of attitude you should promote to climb up the corporate ladder.

1. MODESTY IS THE BEST POLICY FOR A REASON

Arrogant people are very unlikely to improve themselves. They have a mindset that they know everything which might be important for their career. On the other hand, modest people always strive for improvement. They always keep their mind open for suggestions. Modest people don’t feel ashamed to admit their flaws. For them perfection doesn’t exist, so they try to reach at least near to it.

2. LIFT THE OTHERS UP, INSTEAD OF PUSHING THEM DOWN

People who are confident about their abilities never try to push their colleagues down. Instead, they always give a helping hand to them. Team with a modest leader is more likely to have a positive attitude rather than the team with an arrogant leader. A true leader always assists his team in every possible aspect. He tells them how it is done. A true leader never put unnecessary pressure on his teammates. He soaks all the pressure, and even when his team fails to meet the deadlines, yelling at them is not something he would prefer as he knows it will prevent their character to improve.

3. OPTIMISM IS A VITAL INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS

People with an optimistic approach to everything always tend to savour more success. They are never afraid of taking risks, but at the same time their risks are very calculated. Optimistic people bring a different kind of energy at their workplace which they exude to their colleagues, as a result, increasing their productivity at work. Whereas optimistic people continue to explore, pessimistic people waste their time in thinking the worst possible consequences of every situation. They hardly take any risk which is the sole reason behind the lack of success in their career.

4. PLANNING+ NO EXECUTION= ZERO GAIN

We always say that no one should do anything in their career without proper planning. But what we never mention is that there is no use of planning when you are not able to execute. Executing the plans is very important. Without it you can’t gain anything. Successful people know how to execute their strategy with some or no fear. They don’t worry about the results. Even if they have got a negative result they learn some lesson from it and move further to face some other challenge.

5. NEVER STOP THINKING

Successful people never stop thinking. Every second they are thinking to improve. They love evolving as a professional and never settle for anything. Their ability to keep the big picture in mind always benefits them to reach new heights.

6. TAKE INITIATIVES BEFORE OTHERS DO

Ambitious people are always first to take the initiatives. They desire to do everything first and later set an example for everyone. Challenges hardly scare them as they are always out of their comfort zone. Treading alone in the journey gives them the determination to achieve something that no one did before.

7. BE MINDFUL

Understanding yourself should be your first priority. Trust your instincts as they very well know how to protect you from negative and demoralizing thoughts. A leader always listens to his gut feeling as it helps him to take the decisions which are more likely to satisfy him and his team requirements.

8. BE ADAPTABLE

Adapting the change is one the biggest qualities to become successful. Flexible people who embrace the change contributes very much to their own career development, and also to the development of their organization. People who fear the change are never able to pull off something big in their career. Their professional career remains limited to very little or no success.

9. SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS

Successful people always share their knowledge and experiences with others so that they contribute in their development. Discussing this with others also opens their mind to other person’s perspective about any particular experience.

10. NEVER LIVE BY YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION

Ambitious people never stick to their job description. They love to do more than the organization is expecting from them. It helps them exploring and unveiling different aspects which help them in becoming better in future. They know if they want to stand out from others then obviously they need to something which others are not capable of doing or perhaps scared of doing.

11. BELIEVE IN CREATING

To make a mark you need to offer something that others aren’t. Believe in creating something that will increase your value in your organization. Don’t hesitate to share your new skill or something else with others as it will help you to get the feedback for improving it further.

12. RESPECT OTHERS OPINION BUT DON’T BRING IT INTO EFFECT BLINDLY

While keeping your mind open to the suggestions is important, analyzing those suggest before bringing them into effect is also important. There is a possibility that the suggestion you have got is not suitable for the way you work. Critically examine that suggestion to find any potential flaw before bringing them into effect as just blindly following it can be disastrous.

13. BE PRODUCTIVE BUT DON’T SEE IT AS A CHALLENGE

Being productive is something successful people rigorously believe in, but that doesn’t mean you have to crush yourself under a load of doing something productive. First of all, accept the fact that some unproductive days don’t define the end of your career. Allow yourself to relax a bit on some days, and when you think you are relieved, get back to your work and hustle.

29-Dec-2017