1. Strategies to be an
Indispensable Employee

2. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Introduction
• Good employees are seen as
valuable assets and essential to
their company and business.
• An essential employee will have
greater success achieving their
career development aspirations;
earning higher compensation,
gaining new knowledge, skills and
experience from exposure to new
opportunities, increased status and
being promoted into more
rewarding roles.

3. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Question
• But what can we be an
indispensable employee
at work?
• How can we become a
valuable asset for our
company and business?
• Where can we have the
most impact?
• What key relationships
should we develop and
with Who?

4. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 01 – Building a positive brand image
• Enhance your
professional & personal
brand image by improving
your networking:
– Allow yourself to connect
with people higher up in
your company without any
concerns.
– Speak to peer in other
departments to help you to
develop a wider knowledge
of the organization.

5. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 02 – Make your manager successful
• The most important
employee at work is your
manager and your success
is almost 100% tied to him.
• This is why you need to
make him incredibly
successful if you want to
move up and succeed.

6. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 03 – Become an expert in your field
• The best way to get
visibility at work is to
become “THE” expert in
your field and your value
will skyrocket.
• If your expertise is
required for your company
to be successful, you will
become indispensable at
work.

7. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 04 – Stay current
• Learn how to use new and
cutting-edge technologies
into your workplace.
• Once you learn these things,
regularly introduce them into
your work so that your new
skills will be noticed.

8. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 05 – Make sure you know your job
• Make sure you know
your job inside and out.
• Skilled professionals
make their tasks look
easy because they have
in-depth knowledge of
their work.

9. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 06 – Prove that you are reliable
• A person who doesn’t show
up for work is a burden to
any employer and co-
workers who have to do
extra work in that person’s
absence.
• Remember that when your
boss recommends someone
for a promotion, he
becomes liable for that
recommendation.

10. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 07 – Safeguard your reputation
• Always protect your name.
• The key to safeguard your
reputation is listening to
criticism and self-
correcting.
• Unfortunately, It takes
years to build a name,
reputation, and networks –
and takes minutes to lose it
all.

11. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Strategy 08 – Improve your communication skills
• Concentrate on
improving your
communication skills
inside your company.
• Put yourself in the
listener’s shoes and be
aware of how they
might react before
speaking or sharing an
information.

12. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
Our References
• We would like to thank the following writers for
their expressive contribution for this presentation:
– Anitra Reaves, Organizational Communication
Strategist, Multicultural Development, Strategic Advisor
http://www.diamondseshatconsult.com/mcod.php
– Meghan Casserly,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/19/
seven-ways-to-be-indispensable-at-work-in-2013/
– Frances Burks,
http://www.ehow.com/how_4531882_make-yourself-
indispensable-work.html
– Nikki Hutchison http://littlepinkbook.com/resources/my-
career/management/becoming-indispensable-at-work

13. Strategies to be an Indispensable Employee
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