Something I haven’t talked about enough is communication and transparency. A big part of being promoted to Staff is making sure that your work is visible, that people know your name and you have a good reputation.
-- Katie Sylor-Miller
为什么 visibility 很重要
有时候升职失败,并不一定是做的事情不够多不够好,也有可能是缺少机会很好地表现,比如很少参加跨部门沟通和项目,就容易导致 visibility 不够。
在职场中,一般来说 visibility 越高是越好的。但是也不能过于追求 visibility,因为某种程度来说,有人增加 visibility 就意味着有人会减少 visibility。虽然这不是严格的零和游戏,但是由于受限于人们的注意力,所以 visibility 是有限的。
如何增加 visibility
最好的办法就是去做公司/组里最重要的工作,除此之外还可以尝试:
- Write and distribute more long-lived documents, like architecture docs or technical specification
- Lead (and, to a lesser extent, participate in) company forums like architecture reviews, company all hands, and learning circles
- Be a cheerleader for your team’s and peers’ work on Slack
- You can also cheerlead via email instead of Slack
- Share weekly notes of your work to your team and stakeholders in a way that other folks can get access to your notes if they’re interested
- Contribute to your company’s blog Attend, or potentially even host, office hours for your team or org