No One Cares About Your Career Like You Do

A great way to light a fire without feeling whiny or like you're complaining too much is to ask open ended questions of your direct boss and of their direct boss. For example:

You: Why do you think that my promotion still hasn't shown up in my paycheck?"

Boss: I'm not sure.

You: Who do you think I should speak to about this?

Boss: Well, you could try the new guy in HR, though I know he's got a lot on his plate.

You: What do you think would be the best way to make this a priority for him as it's already been 4 months?

Boss: I'll send him an email today. If you don't hear anything within a week, get back to me.

You: Awesome! Would you please CC me on that so that I follow through with him?

Now you've got the Boss's buy in and direction from him. You weren't complaining and by getting him to answer these questions himself, the answers make sense to him and it's something that you know for a fact that he thought about.

Great article. Thanks for posting!

RMS

Ryan Stanley

Director of Strategic Alliances

The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)

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Ryan Stanley of NJ 4:53PM April 29, 2010