Reorganisations have become a part of culture. A company which is not re-organising is considered stale and non-progressive. It lacks the vision and its leaders are not daring enough. The Banks and stock analyst tag such companies as stagnant and below red mark. As a result, whether needed or not, all companies are moving to re-organise their business and department. In this turbulent times, how can we manage to keep our job afloat and make sure we are not a victim of such re-organisation. As with many things, the preparation starts way before the re-organisation. I outline here three
USE JARGONS WHEN TALKING. MAKE IT LOOK SOPHITICATED BUT VERY SIMPLE FOR YOU.
When talking to your colleagues at work or at lunch or drinks, make use of some jargons which can help you standout. If you are in technology, use management jargons. if you are in management use technology jargons. And if you are in technology management, use financial terms.
For example: When asked in team meeting, what are you working on, you can say: I am trying to amortise the capital control using deep learning so that we can deep dive into the yield curve and zoom in on to a design pattern. Aka making project plan & budget for the next quarter.
OR if someone asks you what did you cooked yesterday or had for dinner: A glutinous mixture of herbacious viands, succulent meat and pulverised legumes daintly stewed over an inferno of oxidised fossil gas. or SOUP.
ACT AS IF CEO IS WAITING FOR YOU.
- Once a day, run towards coffee machine or printer looking on the floor with a worried look on your face. Do not talk to anyone , dont make eye contact. Give a feeling of urgency to everyone. As if you are onto something really important and that needs your undivided attention. And only you can conquer this problem and make a difference in the company. This will imply to other you have some important work to do while they are just looking around. Your deemed importance will grow.
- keep your calendar booked once a week with items like research or brainstrom with , google or Harvard professor or Mckinsey, BCG, KPMG, Deloitte team. When someone asks, never forget to mention this."Oh actually I have a meeting on a research project I am working on"
MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE.
- Organise meetings on any topic between different teams. Even if you are not an expert of the field, you can still organise meeting/conference/meetup. Just google what is the hot thing in your domain.. blockchain, supply chain, cycle chain .. what ever you find, put it as a topic, make posters and paste them on the entrance. Don't forget to put your name in "if you need more information" section. You would be surprised how many people are willing to give a talk on arbitrary topics and even more how many people show up in such meetings.
- Attend seminars and sessions for any topic as long as you get an invite. It can be of health, economics, technology, new office building or quaterly update. Be there 5 minutes after the start of the meeting and dont forget to carry your office laptop or phone with you. If you like to add nitro boost to your career, always ask questions in such meetings.
Follow these three advice and you will see your ship sailing at warp speed.
USE JARGONS WHEN TALKING.
ACT AS IF CEO IS WAITING FOR YOU.
MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE.
USE JARGONS WHEN TALKING. MAKE IT LOOK SOPHITICATED BUT VERY SIMPLE FOR YOU.
When talking to your colleagues at work or at lunch or drinks, make use of some jargons which can help you standout. If you are in technology, use management jargons. if you are in management use technology jargons. And if you are in technology management, use financial terms.
For example: When asked in team meeting, what are you working on, you can say: I am trying to amortise the capital control using deep learning so that we can deep dive into the yield curve and zoom in on to a design pattern. Aka making project plan & budget for the next quarter.
OR if someone asks you what did you cooked yesterday or had for dinner: A glutinous mixture of herbacious viands, succulent meat and pulverised legumes daintly stewed over an inferno of oxidised fossil gas. or SOUP.
ACT AS IF CEO IS WAITING FOR YOU.
- Once a day, run towards coffee machine or printer looking on the floor with a worried look on your face. Do not talk to anyone , dont make eye contact. Give a feeling of urgency to everyone. As if you are onto something really important and that needs your undivided attention. And only you can conquer this problem and make a difference in the company. This will imply to other you have some important work to do while they are just looking around. Your deemed importance will grow.
- keep your calendar booked once a week with items like research or brainstrom with , google or Harvard professor or Mckinsey, BCG, KPMG, Deloitte team. When someone asks, never forget to mention this."Oh actually I have a meeting on a research project I am working on"
MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE.
- Organise meetings on any topic between different teams. Even if you are not an expert of the field, you can still organise meeting/conference/meetup. Just google what is the hot thing in your domain.. blockchain, supply chain, cycle chain .. what ever you find, put it as a topic, make posters and paste them on the entrance. Don't forget to put your name in "if you need more information" section. You would be surprised how many people are willing to give a talk on arbitrary topics and even more how many people show up in such meetings.
- Attend seminars and sessions for any topic as long as you get an invite. It can be of health, economics, technology, new office building or quaterly update. Be there 5 minutes after the start of the meeting and dont forget to carry your office laptop or phone with you. If you like to add nitro boost to your career, always ask questions in such meetings.
Follow these three advice and you will see your ship sailing at warp speed.
USE JARGONS WHEN TALKING.
ACT AS IF CEO IS WAITING FOR YOU.
MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE.
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