The,Ultimate,Career,Builder,TH business, insurance The Ultimate Career Builder

Small offices have unique needs, and thatincludes document shredding. Designed with the smaller business inmind, the Dahle 20314 is a cross-cut shredder that offers Level 3security and brings you into compliance with federal regulations. The As we all know to live in this world we have to perform some activity by which we can earn money. There are many activities by which we can earn money and meet the standards to live in this society. And from one of them is franchise.  Franc

THE ULTIMATE CAREER BUILDER.See full color web version at:http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/pvt-105-career-builder.htmlLast week, I discussed "Success is no Accident."My message was that according to research, most businessesfail because of "management incompetence" and the solutionis for management to build success into its businessprocesses. I outlined a 7-step process for doing that.I concluded with the question: If what I've said is true for businesses, what is true for individual employees? For employees, again, I say, "Success Is No Accident."I call this week's PVT, "The Ultimate Career Builder." Itis a logical extension of last week's topic.============================================================How would you answer these 3 quest'ions?============================================================I recently received an email that said, "Here are some sobering numbers from M0NEY Magazine, April 2005: 1 of 4 employees age 35 to 45 and 1 of 2 over 45 have been in the same job for more than 10 years!"While we can imagine that some of those people love theirjobs, I'm sure many are just plain stuck!So, let us brainstorm three quest'ions: What are the PROBLEMS with being stuck in a job? WHY does someone get stuck in a job? HOW can you get unstuck, even promoted to a new job?============================================================What are some of the problems with being stuck in a job?============================================================Have you ever been stuck in a job? I have. What are some ofthe problems? Boredom - the job has become "old hat," same old routine day after day. Can't stand the job, looks hopeless, uninspired, can't wait to leave each day. No chance for advancement; can't see a way out. Not making enough m0ney; only token raises, few and far between. Just getting by; feel like a flunky. Feeling trapped, unappreciated, no one cares that you're doing a great job. Loss of self-respect. _____ (Can you think of more problems? - list them here). _____ _____ _____All too often, employees must learn their jobs from otheremployees or they are forced to depend on muddled,out-of-date printed instructions.Often, there is little or no training. Often, employeesdon't even know when they have done a good job. What maybe acceptable one day is unacceptable the next because theboss is having a bad day.============================================================WHY do people get stuck in a job?============================================================Again, let's brainstorm some possible reasons. Personal atrophy and lost ambition. Stopped learning, no advanced training. NEEDing the mo'ney, health insur'ance, and the illusion of "job security". Stick it out until things get better, better hang on to what you've got. Can't afford to quit. Company in stagnation, not growing, not innovating. No time to look for a better job. Boss doesn't like or appreciate you. Politics instead of performance. Not promotable. Management not building the company. No leadership. But, you can "retire" in just 17 more years! _____ (list more reasons here). _____ _____ _____Sure, the job of management is leadership. And, managementshould take responsibility to discover the barriers thatprevent employees from taking pride in what they do.Employees know what these barriers are: Emphasis on quotas and numbers instead of quality. Emphasis on speed instead of quality. A deaf ear to employee's suggestions, stifling creativity. Too much time spent on rework. Poor tools. Problems with incoming materials, etc.Of course, one of the reasons people get stuck is theyBELIEVE they have a dead-end job -- instead of anopportun'ity to grow.But, I say one of the main reasons is that employees protecttheir job by keeping how-to-do-it a se'cret. This tactic maymake you irreplaceable, but simultaneously, it makes youunpromotable! You can't be promoted until you can bereplaced!============================================================HOW can you get unstuck, even promoted to a new job?============================================================Let me say again. You can't be promoted until you can bereplaced! Unless and until someone can take over your job, that's where you'll stay, all things being equal. But, here's what you can do.Whether you're a shag boy, supervisor, manager, or executive-- instead of thinking of yourself as your Job Title --think of yourself as someone committed to BusinessDevelopment.That's right! Effective immediately, you can develop andapply Business Development techniques to get unstuck.To do this, you will need to work ON your business as youwork IN your business. At first, your mind may resist thiswhole idea of Business Development. "I don't know how!" "I don't have time!" "Why should I care, it's not MY business!" "I am working too hard as it is!" "Why should I? My boss won't appreciate it!"I understand. But for n0w, assume your business is yourjob. So, instead of being a _____ (Job Title), your jobis n0w Business Development. N0w, you can take the same7-step process (below) I suggested last week and apply themto your job.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Assess current conditions to determine where you want to go (call it market research if you like). 2. Communicate your intentions (promote your purposes) 3. Organize resources for producing your product 4. Produce your product. 5. Qualify your product. 6. Distribute your product. 7. (Return to step 1.)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"But wait," you say, "my product is widgets. I superviseWidget Makers. I don't understand!"Let me clarify. Your title is Supervisor of Widget Makers.Those widgets are your COMMODITIES. Under BusinessDevelopment, your product is your JOB!That means, you must document your job so someone else cantake it over and succeed. You must document how-to-do-it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing." --W. Edwards Deming (1900 - 1993) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This will actually free' you from that job so you can moveto another one. In other words, you turn your job into aturnkey SYSTEM for producing the required results.I call that documented, turnkey system an Operations Manual.Once you do that, you can be promoted out of your currentjob! (Remember that you were thrilled when you first gotyour job. Your replacement will be thrilled to take yourjob so you can move on.) You win: Your replacement wins. Your boss wins. What could be better? Plus, you'll be a hero for helping to develop and streamline the business!Here's why I call this process the Ultimate Career Builder. You can repeat this process a few times, training people as you go, as you move up the ladder. See my more detailed flowchart at: http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/Images/7-steps-flowchart.gifThis way you become a business builder, set a positiveexample for others, and take charge of your own pro-motion.You show the way. You become a leader. And you reap therewards with integrity.============================================================OK, let's review.============================================================We examined the problems with being stuck in a job. Welooked at WHY people get stuck in a job, and HOW to getunstuck, even promoted to a new job.As I stated, Success is no Accident. You can create successon purpose starting with your job, whether you're at thebottom, in the middle, or on top of your organization! Ishowed a proven 7-step procedure.You can take these ideas and run with them. Or you can getmy complete details on how-to-do-it in my new book called,"7 Easy Steps to your Raise and Promotion in 30-60 Days!The book smart bosses want their employees to read."Here's what executives are saying about this book: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've coached executives and entrepreneurs for many years and this is the first program I've ever seen that makes documenting a position or business easy. [...] I know many people who would ne'ver have been laid off if they'd had this program in place." -- Kathy Gillen, President GillenGroup Executive Coaching http://www.gillengroup.com "The concept and the approach to put it to work are simple, effective and easy to implement. If I were starting a business, I'd put this kind of system into effect from the start, even before the first employee showed up!" --Noel Rodrigue, Consultant "This isn't just a book for your next raise; it is a book for building an entire career. It can put a person of average intelligence and skills on the path to upper management in any company or institution... wish I had read this book 20 years ago. It would have changed my life." --Stew Walton, President, Sheaves, Inc. http://www.eSheaves.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For more information about "7 Easy Steps to your Raise andPromotion in 30-60 Days! The book smart bosses want theiremployees to read," visithttp://www.SeniorManagementServices.com/7-steps.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment." --Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You decide.What did you learn today that you found most beneficial?How will you apply what you have learned at work?Comments are welcome. mailto:[email protected] next week...Best Regards,Mike Hayden, Principal/ConsultantYour partner in streamlining business.PS. If you're not on our P V T Roster, sign up (fr#e) at:http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *(c) 2005 Mike Hayden, All rights reserved. You may usematerial from the Profitable Venture Tactics eZine inwhole or in part, as long as you include completeattribution, including live website links and email link.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Did you like this ezine? Please forward it to your friendsand associates and anyone else who you think mightappreciate it. Thanks for your feedback and encouragement.Privacy Policy: We nev^er rent, trade, sell or reveal myemail roster to anyone. Period. You'll nev^er getunsolicit^ed email because you joined this roster. We hate*S*P*A*M* as much as you do.To Signup: visithttp://www.SeniorManagementServices.comHow did you get on this roster? You or someone you knowSigned you up. We nev^er add names to our roster withoutVoluntary signup.Thanks!To remove your name from our mail roster, send a blankemail to:mailto:[email protected](c) 2005 Mike Hayden------------------------------------------------------Senior Management Services39270 Paseo Padre Pkwy 439Fremont, California 94538Silicon Valley: (408) 817-5684Nevada: (775) 223-0238Anywhere: (800) 637-8182Fax: (952) 674-1767Email: mailto:[email protected]: http://www.SeniorManagementServices.com------------------------------------------------------ Article Tags: Ultimate Career Builder, Ultimate Career, Career Builder, Being Stuck, Even Promoted, Business Development