Andrea Martin’s Top 5 Tips on How to Become Invaluable in The Workplace

Positioning yourself as an invaluable member of your workplace is fundamental in ensuring a successful career, no matter whether your role is an entry-level or senior position.

If you want to move up the company ladder or be seen as an asset to your organization, you need to become invaluable in every facet. One of the best ways to make your colleagues, managers, and executives acknowledge and appreciate your value is to show them just how valuable you truly are! Listed below are high-performance career coach Andrea Martin’s five tips that are essential for you to implement into your daily practices within the workplace to become an invaluable member of the team!

Communicate effectively.

Effective communication in the workplace is imperative to being considered for any type of a leadership role. It is what separates a poor leader from an exceptional one. Having effective communication skills is the key to implementing great leadership strategies.

When you learn how to communicate well with your team, it will eliminate any misunderstandings, and inspire a wholesome and peaceful work environment. Well-organized and open communication with your team will also let you get work done quickly and professionally. Establishing lines of communication also aids the process of carrying out tasks and achieving targets.

Support and work towards company goals.

When you understand individual goals, and how they directly relate to your organisation’s larger goals, you will naturally become more focused and engaged with your work. Once you can see how you are making a direct contribution to your company’s growth, you will begin to find ways to work smarter and more efficiently. This boost in your productivity will naturally lead to increased margins and profitability for your company, not to mentioned being seen as a high-performer.

Goal-setting is also extremely important for offering ongoing feedback. By establishing and monitoring your targets, you can give your employer or manager real-time input on your performance and experience with the set targets.

Refrain from participating in company gossip.

Okay, this one is a no brainer. Nobody likes a gossip! Refraining from talking about other employees in the organisation behind their backs will certainly set you apart. It will portray that you not only respect your co-workers, but also the workplace by treating it as such.

Bring positive, motivational energy to the workplace.

How many of us have heard the phrase ‘positivity is key’? Unfortunately, it can be a lot harder remain positive than negative. Life has many challenges that we all must learn to deal with. Work can be an especially stressful place, so it’s important to prevent your personal life from negatively affecting your work and the workplace.

This is so important because we ‘catch’ other people’s energy through our interactions with them. This is called ‘relational energy’ and certainly affects how we perform at work. Negativity is extremely contagious. It’s important to remember that many people are not aware of how negative energy affects them. Therefore, your negative co-workers may be consciously or un-consciously expanding their negativity and influencing the behaviour of others in your team. Always try to combat that by bringing positive and motivational energy to the workplace, you and your co-workers will benefit more from it.

Be committed to being a team player, and encourage others to do the same.

Being part of a team and being able to foster and build relationships through cross-functional collaboration are an integral part of how things get done in any organisation. Being committed to being a team player can open many career or promotional opportunities. You might be invited to use your strengths to aid another team’s project, or asked to participate in higher level, business-critical projects. Learning to be a good team player is so important because it allows you to make a great impression, and open those closed doors.

Learning how to utilise your strengths with those of others in your team brings forth new ideas, problem solving, creates a support system, and boosts morale. If you can learn to take advantage of a group’s collective energy and creativity, you will lead your team into accomplishing much more in less time, whilst positioning yourself as a leader, no matter your current job title.

Now that you’ve learnt how to make yourself invaluable in the workplace, it’s time to put those lessons into practice! If you’d like to learn from Andrea, visit her website here.