#015 Getting Promoted

Mike Gallardo
July 07, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

July 7th, 2024

A Mike G Production

Song of The Week:

What I got by Sublime.

I was born in the 80s and Sublime was all the rage growing up.

Agenda:

1) Getting Promoted

Some tricks for approaching work and sales to get promoted as fast as possible.

2) A Quick Video

A quick video on how I’ve gotten promoted quickly at every company I’ve worked at.

Align on Goals

The first think you should do is align on the goals of your boss. Understand what they’re looking to accomplish. And then help them get results on that for the team.

Ask this in your next 1:1:

Hey Boss -

A lot is happening.

And I want to make sure I’m aligned on what’s most important to you and the business this quarter.

Seems like the following are the most important priorities:

1. Priority 1

2. Priority 2

Did I get that right?

Then, once you have alignment, get results on those things. Both for yourself and your team.

Hey Boss -

You know how X was a priority?

I went ahead and started doing A, B and C.

Got a lot of great results that I’m sharing on my screen right now.

Also built a 1 page process that I’d like to train the team on.

Can you give it a look and let me know if I’m good to run with it?

Solve Problems

Most people complain about problems.

Be the person that does the opposite — Actually seek them out, solve them and then let your boss know what you did.

Hey Boss -

Excited to catch up today.

Not sure if you’re aware but X has been a problem for the team.

Basically… [explain the problem and impact].

So I went ahead and connected with A, B and C and learned how we can make it better for everyone.

Here’s a one pager of the solution.

Can you review and let me know if you have any feedback before we go live with this [training, new process, etc.]?

I promise you.

If you do these two things you’ll get promoted more quickly than all of your peers.

Quick Video

A quick video about how I think about getting promoted more quickly than all of my peers.

Alright, that’s it for me my friends!

See y’all soon!

- Mike G

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