If your goal at work is to get promoted and to move up the food chain, then you need to be noticed by those who make decisions about promotions. That means your immediate supervisor, as well as the leaders above them, need to know who you are. There are several things you can do to help that happen.
Of course, it’s worth pointing out that not everyone seeks advancement. If your aim is to do a solid job of your work, but your focus is really on activities outside of your work life, then you probably want to fly under the radar. You might actually want to avoid some of the strategies discussed here. But if you’re looking to be memorable at work, here’s what to do.
Become a concept
The first step in staying in other people’s minds is actually the hardest. You have to get in there in the first place. Leaders in organizations—particularly large organizations—have a problem that they meet a lot of people. That means that more people know who they are than they can keep track of.
Early on, your immediate supervisor is going to know you (hopefully), but anyone above that in the food chain may not really have a sense of who you are. Just getting introduced to those leaders at meetings is not going to make you an independent concept in their minds.
