Is it important to get promoted in organisation? Of course, it is important since to get higher position means better salary and getting respect from other colleagues. The most important thing is you got acknowledgement from your boss for your contribution in the company. Is it easy to get promoted in an organisation? Some people take a very long time before getting promoted. There are also employees who are able to get promoted even they have just worked for two or three years. There are also some employees who never get promoted and hold the same position since they start working until retirement. How to make yourselves get promoted in a short term? It is not about flattering the boss, it is about showing our quality to the boss. What quality do we need to show?
First, show that you are self-disciplined, be punctual. Come early to the office everyday, because without realising your boss always takes note those who come late. Late comers will be seen as someone who does not have self-discipline and do not regard working as something to be taken seriously. Besides that, do not play truant during the office hour. If you want to go out for a while during the office hour, do ask permission from your boss. If you want to go out for half day for example going to hospital for medical check-up, do apply for leave a few days before it. Galaxy Supplies Sendirian Berhad encourages the employees to come 10 minutes early to the office. Those who come late will be marked red on their punch card. If anyone got red mark for 3 days consecutively, they will get warning from the boss.
Second is take initiative by contributing your ideas. Do not hesitate to share your ideas especially if there are problems or complications occur while brainstorming or in the meeting. Even it is not a great idea the boss will still look at you as someone who likes to contribute for the betterment of the company. Besides that, you need to alert with current issue inside and outside the company so that your idea will be more rational and acceptable. If you have ideas you can develop a proposal and give it to your boss. In Galaxy Supplies Sendirian Berhad it is encouraged that the employees contribute ideas during meeting for example meeting about how to improve our company’s environment.
Third is dare to take challenge. If you know there is coming task and has not been assigned yet to anyone, take initiative and volunteer yourself to do that task. Furthermore if there is tough work that is avoided by everyone, take the challenge to do the task. Hence the boss will look at you as someone who have enthusiasm in working and dare to take challenge. Other than that, do not ever refuse the task that your boss assigned you to do. Show that you can work under pressure. Do not hesitate to stay back and work overtime while other staffs already go home. Do your best in any field you are in and in everything you do. Do not hesitate to learn from your superior and ask for their advice. In order to get noticed you need to stand out and be different from the rest. In Galaxy Supplies it is encouraged that the staff volunteer themselves to present ideas. This will improve communication skills and show competency in communicating ideas.
Forth is finish the assigned task early. Do not procrastinate and do last minutes work because we cannot predict our future. What if out of the blue we have to encounter an urgent matter or any emergency on the due date? If it happens, the work will be delayed or you need to burden other people by asking them to finish the task on behalf of you. If one or two times maybe your colleague will consider and agree to help you but if it occurs frequently they will detest you. Try to finish your work two or three days earlier, so that your superior would have time to revise your assignment. Then you will have time to make it better. Being able to finish your task quickly shows that you are competent in your job and ready to take new responsibility.
Fifth is take initiative to improve your skills. Always give new element in your work so that it will be better than previously. Take initiative to sit for special examination or courses in order to get credential. When you have credibility you will be more trusted to accomplish a task, besides clients will be more confident to deal with you.
In conclusion, all staffs in Galaxy Supplies Sendirian Berhad should apply these criteria in their work life so that they will be a great asset of the company. If all staffs apply these, the company also will be more productive and can achieve their vision to be the number one office equipment supplier by 2015.
