P.I.E Leadership

 

P.I.E Leadership

P.I.E Leadership

There are some basic elements which an individual or a leader require and must cultivate in themselves to move up the ladder of their career success. These principles are woven into every job category, into every management decision, into every high stake conversation, into every advancement opportunity in which promotions are key contributing factor. These three-basic elements in the language of business are Performance, Image & Exposure (P.I.E).  But the predicament is that most leaders are not aware of these three key factors contributing to their growth resulting in average results even with high input. Each of the three P.I.E elements are essential to promotion but have different roles & weights relative t their impact on long-term success. These elements are not only important in your career success but also helps you to harness your abilities & become a much better leader. So, let’s dig a little deeper and take a closer look at each of these elements:

 

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1.       Performance (10%): Performance forms a key role in the P.I.E formula for career success because the first thing that an organization considers from analyzing your portfolio is how well you have performed and whether you are consistent with your previous track record or not. Although the weight of performance In career promotion is only 10% but still it’s the minimum qualification that you must have to appear for the real test. The first key to enhancing your organizational performance is to understand what does real performance means for your manager or boss? That might be different when weighed from his perspective. So, determine your managers key measurement and then link your duties to these measurements.

 

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                                             Be specific in your mind regarding what you need to accomplish to earn an outstanding ranking. Assign the amount of time to each task and manage it effectively by giving time to goals of more importance. This sounds simple but if you set your objectives right and specify them according to the ultimate goal, then your performance curve will increase exponentially. It’s important, however, to keep asking yourself some key questions about your finished work like: Is this the best that I could have done? And if not, then how can I make it my best work? Because the work you do must leave a positive message on your boss looking at which he might be able to tell that you are reliable, ambitious, creative thinker, productive, well-organized, striving to do your best & improving on every single opportunity you get to do something creative.

 

2.       Image (30%): As they say, “You might not get a second chance to make a good first impression, so you might as well give it your best in the very first opportunity you get”. What other people in your organization think about you contributes a lot to your personal growth in that organization. When it comes to ‘Image’, most people confuse it with the word ‘reputation’. It is important to consider that your reputation is merely what you show others who you are. But your character is really judged by what they say and think about you in your absence. Most leaders never consider this aspect of ‘Image’ In their personal character and focus just on improving their skills & abilities which surely leads to a handsome performance but a poor Image.

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                                                                                Image includes many areas of personal expression, the way you talk, the way you walk, your pleasant or foul demeanor. An individual or a leader must take a look at these aspects periodically & see if they are aligned with these checkpoints or not. Dale Carnegie in his book “How to win friends & Influence people” tells that many great leaders like Abraham Lincoln contribute a lot of their success to how they treated other people. It normally may take 25 years to build an Image but 25 seconds to ruin it with a little act of misconduct. If you are a leader who is serious about building on high growth levels then you need to soberly & conscientiously think on how you communicate with others, dress yourself, talk and how you treat your colleagues, seniors and most importantly your subordinates for they make a whole lot of your Image as a leader.

 

P.I.E Leadership

3.       Exposure (60%): As you can see, exposure is the element of P.I.E formula that has the greatest impact on your career. This is the area of the game where all of our choices are played and experienced. These experiences allow you to evaluate whether you are content at your current level or to decide to make choices that you need to make to change your current level. Therefore, it is extremely important to gain, maintain and enhance your personal visibility & exposure in the organization. To get the maximum exposure inside your organization, you must visibly demonstrate a team player spirit, be willing to learn new skills and experience different situations. It is natural for people t bond together with people that they already know, but it is of equal importance to get yoked up with people outside the organization who may have potential connections with your organization. If you need your leadership potential be developed 100% & also progress on your career ladder at the same time, you need to reflect on P.I.E formula and expose yourself more to new people, experiences & learn more from them because that is how people will know you more and reap the benefits of exposure.