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Be A Rainmaker - The Path To The Top Of A Company.

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Published: 30Jun2009
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The term rainmaker in business means "an achiever of outstanding results in a profession". Do you want to excel in your career? Then be a rainmaker! Some people think that means bringing in new business. But, that is not the only thing it is. It also means doing an exceptional job.

A big part of being an exceptional employee is making things happen. If you are a salesperson that means bringing in a new account. As an accountant, new cost cutting measures; as a production person, new and top notch factories; as a designer, new concepts that will add plus business. Even as a receptionist starting out you want to stand out. Be so extraordinary that clients tell your boss how you have made the experience of coming to your office exceptional.

Always be on the look out for ways to bring extra value to your company. In my case I am working on trying to bring new businesses to my company. But, from the beginning of my career I always looked for ways to stand out. What ways can you stand out? How can you be a rainmaker?

Be the person that does the exceptional job. Come in a ½ hour early leave a ½ hour late. Don't take long lunches. When you work, work. Don't let people steal your time. If someone comes to hang out in your office to gab, tell them you have a project to do and have to stay focused. Tell them you can talk after work. Staying focused on your job while you are at your office will give you a leg up on all your coworkers. Most people waste a lot of time at their job and their actual productive time is quite low. Don't be that person .

Where are the opportunities for you where you work? Always be looking out for ways to grow your job. Take on new duties. Now I don't necessarily mean more work (not that you shouldn't help out your boss wherever possible). What I am talking about are responsibilities that stretch you as an individual and make you more valuable in your place of employment and the industry. You will become more capable. By doing this you're sure to bring the attention of your higher ups. Doing exceptional work and bringing in new business or ideas are very important parts of being a rainmaker.

There is another way to be impactful on your company's business. That is being the person who takes the idea and runs with it. Many ideas die on the vine through lack of follow through. What if you were the person who made it happen? In a meeting when the idea comes up ask if you could help with the concept. Offer to do the leg work. Find out the information and the action steps required to get the project going. Some people are thinkers and some are doers. Nothing wrong with being the doer. In most cases the doer is way more valuable than the thinker. Being a person who spearheads projects is another component to being a rainmaker.

The rainmakers in an organization are the people who rise to the top. These people are the CEO's of a company. So always being looking for ways to help impact the success of your company. Don't have the attitude that, "It isn't my job, or I am too low down on the totem pole". You can do this and it will accelerate your path to the top.

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