Your boss won’t notice you unless you put yourself forward.
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If there's an ambitious and arrogant worker in your office who is really getting on your nerves then you'll be even more annoyed to know that pushy people are more likely to get promotion. But it's all down to confidence and assertiveness, says a poll by The Survey Shop, which carried out the research for a BBC website.
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9 u) ?, A' W- g5 bThe survey, carried out among 500 office workers aged between 18 and 50, revealed that even people with fewer qualifications can win promotion and get a pay rise over graduate colleagues just by having a confident attitude.
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* G# s" a0 A! b" t5 r$ jIt showed 43 per cent of workers thought people who were more assertive than themselves were more likely to succeed but 59 per cent had not managed to pluck up the courage to ask the boss for a pay rise - despite the fact that the 75 per cent who did ask were successful.
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& l! C- g o. t; B$ {8 sIf you feel you are getting left behind on the promotion ladder, an assertiveness course could set you on your way. Assertiveness courses are much in demand by business people today. They promise self-improvement, more confidence and better self esteem. |
发表于 2007-1-22 10:08:34