Rising in the organization is a tricky yet simple task. Your growth is directly proportional to the effort you put in to sell your company this idea - That you have ideas that can help the company earn more profits.
If they buy this, they'll promote you, give you more power and more money. But how to sell this idea ?
Taking cues from unleashing the idea virus, you need to find supporters who appreciate your thought. For that you need to network across verticals, with vendors, clients, everyone (even the peon should like you). All this gives you information, which gives you the power to unleash the idea within your organization. After-all research has proven that successful managers are good at networking. Networking means improving your social skills, being bold and being confident.
Your ideas matter but what matters is the idea that you have some great ideas. Sell it blindly, Sell it aggressively. Avoid one pitfall - Don't be perceived as a bag of gas.
If they buy this, they'll promote you, give you more power and more money. But how to sell this idea ?
Taking cues from unleashing the idea virus, you need to find supporters who appreciate your thought. For that you need to network across verticals, with vendors, clients, everyone (even the peon should like you). All this gives you information, which gives you the power to unleash the idea within your organization. After-all research has proven that successful managers are good at networking. Networking means improving your social skills, being bold and being confident.
Your ideas matter but what matters is the idea that you have some great ideas. Sell it blindly, Sell it aggressively. Avoid one pitfall - Don't be perceived as a bag of gas.