Snakes and Ladders

In my current organisation, it has been repeatedly harped that promotion and bonuses will only be granted upon consideration of additional scope and scale of responsibilities, wider contribution to the organisation and excellence in the relevant sphere of reponsibilities. I find myself to be in a strategic position, or some people might call it as lucky, with regard to this.

I have come to believe that on top of these criterias, one element must also be present - being at the right place at the right time, even if you didn't expect it to be. Knowing The Gap in the management's strength can boost your career chart. I've heard people say that success depends on how many people you know in higher management and how well you kiss their a$s. To a certain extent, this is true. But what I truly, deeply believe is that if you do your job honestly, maintain a cordial and necessary PR with your superiors and show them your integrity as a decent, alert and ambitious person (and of course knowing where is The Gap) you will get noticed. Naturally.

Of course, you can't always clam down other people's friggin gobs, unfairly accusing you of brown-nosing. So be mature, and don't jump the gun by doing anything damaging to your reputation. Save that sarcastic - if not profanity-filled reply e-mail in your 'draft' for a few hours, and read it back later. By then you should be able to assess whether your reaction is more personal rather than professional. I normally take a few deep breaths (at times, in God's solace) in order to maintain my sanity and restore my judgment. At the end of the day, trust the person in you and have faith in the Powers Above. It is not easy, so don't complicate it further.

Let's try to stay on our tracks.