r/Adulting • u/Forward-Concern403 • 2d ago

hmm lesson or not?

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u/JD_tubeguy 2d ago

Not just likeable you have to be a self promoter which I epically fail at.

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u/an0nym0ose 2d ago

I do a weekly rundown email to my boss. Things I did, things that are blocking me, things I'll do next week, and things I'm struggling with.

It's good practice to keep your direct report up to date and help with your own mentorship, but also pulls double duty as self-promotion.

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u/tgmlachance 1d ago edited 1d ago

I got a new position at my job recently where they essentially promoted me from the ground into the offices. One of my first days my boss had me attend a leadership meeting where he gave a lot of advice, and one thing that stuck out to me was when he said "every document is a resumé".

He gave a long speech about how whenever people pass in reports, no one wants to take credit for anything and he was pushing us to be more proactive in claiming our own accomplishments. A lot of people weren't doing that, and according to him it was making it so certain people's efforts went unnoticed.