How to Climb New Career Ladder?

1. Rethink your career plan. Your aim to be at the top within two years might increase the size of your pay packet, but will you have the experience to make it work? List the skills you would like to have when you are at the top and all the different ways you can learn them.


2. If you feel you have gained all you can in your current role, start looking at possible sideways moves and talk to the relevant departments and employers about what those positions have to offer. Make it clear why you want to move sideways, letting them know that a move will broaden your experience.


3. Ask yourself if a promotion in your chosen profession is what you want. You might be looking for an upward move just to jazz up a job you don't really like. What skills do you have? What would you really like to do with them? How can a sideways move open the way?


4. Never undersell yourself - a horizontal move isn't about avoiding promotions and it isn't a sign you are not career-minded. Underline what you are learning to your colleagues and boss as you go along. If you believe in yourself, others will too.


5. New challenges don't just come with new jobs. Seek them out for yourself and you won't have time to be bored.

Anyway, THINK carefully before you make any decision with current economy condition.

Are You A Leader?

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1. Learn to be strong but not rude.
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It is an extra step you must take to become a powerful, capable leader with a wide range of reach. Some people mistake rudeness for strength. It's not even a good substitute.

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2. Learn to be kind but not weak.
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We must not mistake kindness for weakness. Kindness isn't weak. Kindness is a certain type of strength. We must be kind enough to tell somebody the truth. We must be kind enough and considerate enough to lay it on the line. We must be kind enough to tell it like it is and not deal in delusion.

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3. Learn to be bold but not a bully.
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It takes boldness to win the day. To build your influence, you've got to walk in front of your group. You've got to be willing to take the first arrow, tackle the first problem, discover the first sign of trouble.

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4. You've got to learn to be humble, but not timid.
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You can't get to the high life by being timid. Some people mistake timidity for humility. Humility is almost a God-like word. A sense of awe. A sense of wonder. An awareness of the human soul and spirit. An understanding that there is something unique about the human drama versus the rest of life. Humility is a grasp of the distance between us and the stars, yet having the feeling that we're part of the stars. So humility is a virtue; but timidity is a disease. Timidity is an affliction. It can be cured, but it is a problem.

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5. Be proud but not arrogant.
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It takes pride to win the day. It takes pride to build your ambition. It takes pride in community. It takes pride in cause, in accomplishment. But the key to becoming a good leader is being proud without being arrogant. In fact I believe the worst kind of arrogance is arrogance from ignorance. It's when you don't know that you don't know. Now that kind of arrogance is intolerable. If someone is smart and arrogant, we can tolerate that. But if someone is ignorant and arrogant, that's just too much to take.

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6. Develop humor without folly.
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That's important for a leader. In leadership, we learn that it's okay to be witty, but not silly. It's okay to be fun, but not foolish.

Keep It to Yourself

1. r Don't say: "I'm still hung over from the party I went to last night."
   a Do say: "I came down with a virus on the weekend and I'm still feeling under the weather."
2. r Don't say: "When I first met you I thought you were pompous and difficult but I was wrong - you do know how to laugh."
   aDo say: "The more I get to know you the more I enjoy your great sense of humour."
3. r Don't say: "I'm sorry I'm late, I overslept."
   a Do say: "I'm terribly sorry I'm late - I witnessed an accident on the way to work and felt I should do the right thing and stop to give the police my account of what happened."
4. r Don't say: "I wont's have the report finished in time."
   a Do say: "The report is finished but I'm just double checked
5. r Don't say: "I can't stay back because I'm meeting my friend for dinner."
   a Do say: "I'd stay back, but my sister is very ill and she's asked me to go over and look after her."
6. r Don't say: "It's so unfair - you expect me to do the job of two people."
   a Do say: "It's been an enjoyable challenge trying to to the job of two people, but in order to do my work properly I'll need a more practical workload or the assistance of a co-worker."
7. r Don't say: "That's not what the client asked me to do - I'm sure because I was taking notes."
   a Do say: "Unfortunately we appear to have had a communication the notes I took down, what is the new directive?"
8. r Don't say: "Why does he have a better office or computer than me?"
   a Do say: "How can I prove to you that I deserve a better office / computer?"
9. r Don't say: "I'm so sorry - I forget to reply your email."
   a Do say: "I've been having computer problems - so I haven't received all my emails - could I trouble you to give the message to me verbally.

People judge others on what they see, so if some one's being difficult, give them a reason to like you.

Are you in the RIGHT job?

Some simple questions to ask yourself to get the answer:

1. Do you look forward to going to work everyday? The right job has your feeling eager to get into the office everyday. Anything less means that it is not getting your 100%

2. Do you feel energised (most of the time) by what you do? Someone who doesn't enjoy what they do is lethargic, dispirited and glum (think government department lo)

3. Do you feel that your contribution in respected and appreciated? Although you love your job, your company or organization may be letting you down (motivation going down).

4. Do you feel proud when describing your work to others? An easy way to tell whether someone loves something is the way their eyes light up when talking about it. If you rather not to talk about what you are doing then you have no business doing it.

5. Do you enjoy and respect the people you work with? People who dislike their jobs are easy to spot: They are friendless, nasty and trouble-making. Does this describe you now?

6. Do you feel optimistic about your future? People who enjoy their work know that they will carve a name for themselves and positive about their future. If you can't see a bright future for yourself, don't expect anyone else to.

Well...these are some very simples questions you may need to calm down and think about it. There is no free lunch in this realistic world. Everything need to work very hard to be succeed. The future is your hand. Good luck!