career advancement

For those of us who work for an organization and long enough, we will eventually have a difficult boss. You currently have one or expect to have one soon, thus you are reading this article. Many times, a difficult boss is challenging because they have a different style, approach, pace or demeanor. Infrequently, they may simply not like you or your approach to work or projects. Regardless of situation, there are actions you can take to help navigate this chapter of your career.

The highlight of the interview process is its culmination in a job offer. To get here, the candidate has successfully navigated through many hurdles: resume review, phone screen, multiple interviews, references checked and perhaps a psychological test. These events typically transpire over weeks and in many instances months.

The resume is the hardest working item in your tool kit to secure a new opportunity. In most instances, this document will touch more people than you will speak to and certainly more than you will interview, during your search.
Additionally, the resume, a 2 dimensional document has to represent a person. It has to help the reader understand "why you". The resume has to help separate you from other talented candidates. This is critically important in a competitive marketplace of many solid candidates.

There a few things we want from our career experience, pay increases, recognition, greater self confidence and career advancement. What is critical is to embrace is that your success at work begins-and can end-with your boss. I have a boss. You have a boss. Everyone has a boss. With that point established, it is important to strive to have the best possible relationship with "the boss".
Here are five keys to developing that great relationship and achieving success in your career.

Workplace success is strongly linked to your relationship with your supervisor. This is important for raises, development and advancement. Your supervisor has a significant role in each of those areas.
On the other side, the "boss" is one of the largest reasons employees change organizations. Thus, it is critical to optimize this working relationship.
There are three approaches you can employ to have an effective relationship with your supervisor:

In a recent survey of over 260 executives, with 100 women respondents, we found similar trends in usage and attitudes on social media as men. However, there were also a few key differences.

Broadly, executives use social media to a modest degree. Nearly 80% of the respondents use social media less than 2 hours per week. Of heavy users, 2+ hours per week, women have a higher percentage of 23% versus 17%.

Whether you are new in role within your current organization or new to the organization, it is important to get off to a strong start. In each situation, there are three steps you can employ to increase your likelihood of success.

First, you need to develop a 90 day plan. This plan should have 30 and 60 day milestones. The plan should include understanding the expectations of your role, determining its impact on key stakeholders and learning the culture of the environment.