60SecondsRemaining
Former SrTL - Replen
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- Mar 21, 2014
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I no longer work for Target, or retail in general. But please, stop telling people to take on more responsibility. This is the most ass-backward advice and I see it given daily here.
This is not the path to get promoted. This is called scope creep, and it works directly against you if you're trying to move up. Target is a merit-based workplace with pay by position. By taking on more responsibility without getting more pay, the only thing you're doing is ensuring:
A) that you never get taken out of where you are - why would they? You are providing free value.
B) that you are raising the floor for the job requirement - it can be done therefore it should be done. Your effort is irrelevant to them.
People complain constantly about more responsibility and less payroll. Stop telling people to do more with less, it promotes this type of thinking.
Hard workers =/= good leaders. Two entirely different skillsets. Show leadership by leading your co-workers.
Notice someone struggling? Take the time to show them a better way.
Someone new? Ask them if they need help, if they need training on anything.
Be vocal about the needs of the team. As a part of a team we all know there are things the team wants but never speaks to leadership. Be that voice.
This is real leadership. It's internal, and you do it for you. Target can call you a leader but that doesn't make you a leader - it makes you a manager. The power you gain as a leader comes from the respect and buy-in of those you lead, it has nothing to do whatsoever with your position. Helping your team do better makes your job easier. Helping Target do better doesn't do a damn thing for anyone but Target.
This is not the path to get promoted. This is called scope creep, and it works directly against you if you're trying to move up. Target is a merit-based workplace with pay by position. By taking on more responsibility without getting more pay, the only thing you're doing is ensuring:
A) that you never get taken out of where you are - why would they? You are providing free value.
B) that you are raising the floor for the job requirement - it can be done therefore it should be done. Your effort is irrelevant to them.
People complain constantly about more responsibility and less payroll. Stop telling people to do more with less, it promotes this type of thinking.
Hard workers =/= good leaders. Two entirely different skillsets. Show leadership by leading your co-workers.
Notice someone struggling? Take the time to show them a better way.
Someone new? Ask them if they need help, if they need training on anything.
Be vocal about the needs of the team. As a part of a team we all know there are things the team wants but never speaks to leadership. Be that voice.
This is real leadership. It's internal, and you do it for you. Target can call you a leader but that doesn't make you a leader - it makes you a manager. The power you gain as a leader comes from the respect and buy-in of those you lead, it has nothing to do whatsoever with your position. Helping your team do better makes your job easier. Helping Target do better doesn't do a damn thing for anyone but Target.
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