In Parts 1 and 2 of What Drives Career Advancement - Development of Skills or Development of Connections we saw the need to develop great job skills. Once you have become skillful in your particular line of work it is important that your skill be recognized. You might be really good at what you do [...]

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We have been talking about the things you can do to encourage your boss to promote you. Now we will look at a few things you should NOT do. To recap, in Part 1, we found that looking after your boss is a great way to speed up your next promotion and in Part 2 [...]

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In Part 1 we found that looking after your boss is a great way to speed up your next promotion. Now we’ll take a closer look at exactly what this means.
There is a very common complaint among genuinely hard working people trying to advance their career. They work really hard, put in long hours, get [...]

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Our series of articles dealing with effective strategies for getting promoted to a better job with a higher salary continues today with a principle that should be obvious, yet is often neglected. To get ahead at work you need to take great care of your boss. We find this principle in Proverbs 27:18 where it [...]

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Chris on September 1st, 2008

The world of corporate acronyms, euphemisms and expressions can be very confusing so ProsperingServant.com would like to help clear it up by proudly offering the Monday edition of our Watercooler Word of the Day. Today’s word is….
Promotion - A motivational technique whereby an important sounding title is conferred upon a loyal employee in order to [...]

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In Part 1 of this article we were looking at the need to know everything you can about your work. In Part 1 we discovered some great ways to get the information you need. Now we’ll be looking at why it matters. The answer is in the last part of Proverbs 27:23-24:
“Be sure you know [...]

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In Part 1  of this article we were looking at the need to know as much as you can about your work. We found this principle in Proverbs 27:23-24:
 “Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever and a crown is not secure [...]

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Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Proverbs 27:23-24
When it comes to career advancement, this is one of the most important principles of them all. Companies do not tend to promote neophytes. They [...]

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