In order to influence the “beholder,” there are some key behaviors that help make sure you distinguish yourself among your co-workers. Most of your co-workers would consider that quality exists when work is done with the highest degree of excellence.
In order to have a conversation regarding raising your value in your organization, we need to have a common definition of value from which to work. In the Raise Your Visibility & Value model:
Value is when the outcome of a situation exceeds the cost incurred by a satisfactory margin.
While most of the words and phrases in this definition are self-explanatory, “outcome of a situation,” “cost,” and “satisfactory margin” require additional explanation.
First let’s address “outcome of a situation.”
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