5. Pace your boss. To really stand out from the others and get the all important promotion, women should ensure they are in the office whenever her boss is in the office. Let her or him see that you share the same work ethic. Right, wrong or indifferent, these are new rules of time management. Simply put, if your boss is at work, you should be as well. If (s)he has decided that it's necessary to be there after hours, on weekends, or early in the morning, it is entirely to your advantage to be there at the same time. Even in this day in age of so-called gender equality, women must take advantage of all opportunities to distinguish themselves in the workplace.

6. Step up self promotion. It is important that those who are in the position to benefit a woman?s career in any way know who she is and what she has accomplished. Successful business people understand the importance of letting others know about their successes, and go about it in the appropriate way. If done properly, it will not be construed as bragging or conceit. Women should not wait to get noticed while they toil away at the task at hand, but rather develop the skill of how to strategically talk about her achievements in the workplace.

7. Avoid stagnation. Far too many workers throughout our nation are bored and disinterested, which is adversely impacting their productivity and creativity. Consequently, many U.S. industries are falling behind in the global marketplace. It?s time for our nation?s corporate leaders to re-engage and spend more time acting as leaders rather than bureaucrats. People respond best to positive feedback, emotion and enthusiasm ? not e-mail communications, inexplicable charts and fear management. This is where ladies have a leg up, since they tend to be more in tune with the feelings and attitudes of those around them. Women should exploit this innate ability whenever possible, since such attentive leadership ensures that everyone is focused on, and vested in, getting to the goal lines. This is the most critical issue impacting an organization?s productivity.

About The Author

John McKee, a certified business and executive coach and Author of ?21 Ways Women in Management Shoot Themselves in the Foot?, is the expert and visionary behind BusinessSuccessCoach.net, an online destination for professionals who aspire to maximize their success in business. He can be reached through his Web sites at www.businesssuccesscoach.net and www.businesswomanweb.com.

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