Managing one level up is a fairly simple concept. No matter where you stand on the corporate ladder, act like you a a level higher. After all, that’s your short term goal, right?
Forward thinking will get you everywhere. If you put yourself in the mentality that you want to achieve, then eventually you will. Certainly you will still have to do your job as well, but make the eventual transition easier on yourself by practicing now.
Start to analyze what your boss or supervisor does. Gather all the information you can about their job, whether it be from observation of what they actually do to the job responsibilities that the position carries with it.
Oftentimes what they do isn’t too much different from what you do. In my line of work, the higher up the ladder you go the less you do. But at the same time, you have more responsibility should something not be right and less direct control over what happens.
The best thing to do is to ask them to mentor you. Unfortunately, this isn’t always possible in this hectic corporate world where layoffs are the norm and the people left over assume more responsibilities to make up for the cost cutting measures.
But if you have previously taken our advice of teaching, training, and developing people to do your job then it shouldn’t be a problem :). After all, you have to cut through the mundane daily work and focus on
what’s really important: your development and your future.
I first heard of managing one level up around two or three years ago. I think it’s a brilliant suggestion and one that I’ve embraced to the fullest, and I can at least partially credit my last promotion to it. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.
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