The way up is hardly linear or straightforward. But if you want to rise certain skills can help you get there. Infact often, you must show you have those skills before getting a shot at that higher job. Here are a few to start developing.
BOTTOM-LINE RESPONSIBILITY: These are usually functions with big direct impact on business results for good or bad. Bottom-line roles call for competencies such as leadership, financial wisdom, sound decision making and judgement, problem solving, customer relationship development. No single job will give you these at a go so look for opportunity to work on projects to build these skills and to work with individuals who will challenge you and help you step up.
'LINE OF SIGHT' ABILITY: This is ability to connect the dots, to achieve synergy by finding a way to see how things are linked or can things work together. It’s drilling down and focusing on things really makes a difference; identifying the most important issues in a complex situation and coming up with concrete practical actions from what might seem like a ‘maze’
LINE MANAGEMENT: Managing others is challenging and rewarding at the same time. It’s the opportunity to enable others to do their best job and fulfil their potential. By managing others, you effectively become a ‘multiplier’ with responsibility and opportunity to motivate better individual performance and influence the development of the most important resource of any organisation- employees.
CAPACITY TO 'DRAW THE LINE': The higher you go the better able you should be to make the tough decisions, take the risks and chart a way forward. You will hinder your effectiveness if you agonise over too much detail or fail to sift through the clutter and make choices about what matters. There will always be grey areas to work through but don’t get stuck there. Ask for help and make progress rather than leaving things unresolved.
Now take action: Identify one way to start developing one of the above skills
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