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How to establish expertise inside your company

How to establish expertise inside your company

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How to establish expertise inside your company

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- Getting recognized as an expert inside your company has obvious benefits. It helps you get noticed by management, which raises your visibility for promotions and raises. It brings you respect from your colleagues, and establishes you as someone valuable and indispensable in the company, all very good things. But how do actually do it, especially if you haven't been with the company for 30 years, or have a PhD. Here are four strategies to keep in mind. First, recognize that you don't have to be a world expert to contribute. Sometimes people shy away from even attempting to share their expertise because they assume that an expert has to mean a world expert. It doesn't, you can be a local expert if you know more than the person you're talking to and you're willing to share. After all, to your grandma, you're probably a computer expert, so understand that you do have a contribution to make. Second, the key when you're not in fact a world expert, is honesty. Be clear about what you know,…

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