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fromFast Company
11 hours ago5 signs you're doing work that doesn't matter
Ambitious workers seek meaningful contributions that create value for others and themselves, ensuring their efforts are impactful.
"When you talk to people about breaking them down, they feel like they're going to get flattened. This negative perception of breaking down siloes can impact the organization's ability to solve the siloes in the first place."
Tim Cook described John Ternus as 'a brilliant engineer and thinker who has spent the past 25 years building the Apple products our users love so much, obsessed with every detail, focused on every possible way we can make something better, bolder, more beautiful, and more meaningful.'
Continuous learning has become a strategic priority, and employee training programs are a major lever in enabling workforce capability, productivity, and long-term business success as companies navigate the era of rapid technological change, job role evolution, and competition intensification. Effective corporate training programs present a means for L&D professionals to inspire performance, facilitate transformation, and link employee development with organizational objectives, apart from just delivering courses.
Many professionals focus on big projects and headline achievements, but research shows that soft skills and visibility strongly influence promotions. LinkedIn data reveals that employees who combine hard and soft skills get promoted about 8% faster than those who focus only on technical abilities, and skills like communication, teamwork and problem solving are linked to promotions up to 11% faster. Regularly updating and showcasing your skills is also tied to faster advancement.
One of the major secrets to getting any sort of promotion is that you must sow the seeds early on and build up to the point where the promotion feels like the natural next step. First, you have to nail the current job. Make sure you meet your deadlines, hit all your targets and fall firmly into the delivering' category.