6- Time management skills
It doesn’t matter how well you dress, how positive you are or how well-spoken you are if you cannot keep everything under control. Disorganization means that you will be forever playing catch-up with your work, rushing to meet deadlines and producing work below par. Learn to keep a detailed diary, listing deadlines and setting a schedule for your work, to ensure it is all done with time to spare. Your work will be of better quality and you will be entrusted with increased responsibility. It will also afford you additional leisure time. It is a key element to success and well-worth practicing. This means overcoming procrastination (which we can all be guilty of at times), setting goals that are challenging (but realistic) and trying to use your time efficiently. Don’t check your e-mails 17 times every hour — spend that time writing up that project that is due tomorrow. Ideally, you will reach a stage when you can get ahead of the curve and start taking on additional projects and responsibilities — a surefire way of setting yourself up for that promotion.
6. 合理分配时间
如果你不能把所有事情控制在掌握之中，那么无论你穿得多么得体，多么积极乐观，口才多么好都没什么用。混乱的时间分配意味着你将永远扮演追赶日程表的角色，仓促地撞上最后期限，艰难地完成工作。 学习记录非常详细的日记， 列出最后期限，制作出工作的日程表， 确保工作完成后还有剩余的时间。 这样你的工作质量会提高，别人会让你承担越来越多的责任。也可以让你拥有更多闲暇时间。 这是成功的重要元素并且值得实践。 这也意味着克服拖沓的习惯（这也是我们一直感到内疚的），订下具有挑战性的目标（但是要实际可行的），有效率地运用你的时间。 不要每小时检查你的邮箱17次——用那些时间写下那些第二天要完成的事情。 在理想状态下，当你遥遥领先并且着手其他的工作和责任的时候，你将达到另一个阶段——获得升职的成功之路。