Re:Becoming a go-to person gets you promoted
by cpeterso on Sunday December 17, 2023 @03:23PM
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Sounds like the lesson is to be a go-to person (for knowledge, not doing work for others) but don’t be irreplaceable. Seek to train others so you can scale your influence and you can be promoted without leaving a team or system in a bad place.
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Re:Becoming a go-to person gets you promoted
by arcticbull on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:26PM
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Yes absolutely, once you’re a go-to person your job is to replace yourself. Train others, share your knowledge, and get yourself out of the critical path. That’s where the promo happens.
Re:Becoming a go-to person gets you promoted
by AH4oFVbPT4f8 on Monday December 18, 2023 @03:01PM
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This is very good insight, I appreciate you posting this. I'm going through this now and I couldn't shake the feeling that I'm training all my replacements but really I'm the expert so I need to train others so that I can move up and work on larger problems.