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Pursue a work promotion
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Week 11 of 26
alefdx commits to:
Invest at least 3 hours each week on pursuing a work promotion. This includes working on network, commercial impact, visibility and other required endeavors.
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My Commitment Journal
 alefdx
January 5, 2026, 10:20 PM
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| I didn’t feel much motivation this week. I spent only about 1 hour strategising how to tackle next steps with Stefan and other stakeholders but not much more | |
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JPSERHAL
December 30, 2025, 8:49 AM
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Ok amo. Good thing to gain awareness on situations. Was this summary ChatGPT summarised? It's often good to take our own notes - even better is to have them written by hand so that information gets drilled in our brain. For next time, try to apply these learnings in how you deal with Kashif, get better at networking above him, and dealing with projects being delegated to you and "providing exceptional outcomes". Easy to say, hard to do. The goal for you is to gain awareness on situations for now so that it becomes second nature in the near future, if not already. Keep going amore! |
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alefdx
December 30, 2025, 7:59 AM
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Finished reading the book Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work. Some takeaways from the last 3 chapters: HOW TO MANAGE YOUR BOSS Accept the power structure. Your boss has formal authority over your work, regardless of competence or personality. Resisting this reality only creates friction. Influence is gained by working within the system, not fighting it. Adjust expectations and avoid triggers. Managers are imperfect and have quirks. Identify your boss’s sensitivities and avoid provoking them. Appreciate a good boss when you have one; otherwise, lower expectations. Understand your boss’s style. Learn how your boss prefers information, decisions, and results. If expectations are unclear, ask directly. Most managers value employees who seek alignment early. Make your boss successful. Deliver high-quality work on time, stay responsive, solve problems, and contribute ideas. When your boss looks good, your own credibility and influence increase. Do not complain about your boss. Public criticism—especially to subordinates or outsiders—is politically damaging. Limit discussion to trusted peers for constructive problem-solving. Offer genuine praise occasionally. Sincere compliments build goodwill and trust when given sparingly and authentically. This is recognition, not flattery. Build relationships above your boss. Visibility with senior leaders strengthens political capital and job security, particularly during leadership changes. Adapt quickly to new managers. A new boss changes expectations. Resistance labels you as difficult to manage. Stay flexible and open to learning, even if the adjustment is uncomfortable. HOW TO MANAGE EXECUTIVES Communicate quickly and concisely. Executives are time-constrained and process information rapidly. Lead with your most important points and avoid long explanations. Expect interruptions and questions—executives prefer to steer the conversation rather than listen to monologues. Do not expect clear or detailed instructions. Executive thinking is high-level and fast-moving, which often results in vague guidance. Pressing for specifics can be interpreted as a lack of judgment. Success requires interpreting intent, exercising initiative, and reading between the lines. Build a strong relationship with the executive assistant. Administrative assistants often understand the executive’s priorities and thinking better than anyone else. They can help clarify expectations and provide context when direct guidance is unavailable. Take ownership and make things happen. Once a task is delegated, executives mentally consider it resolved. They do not want to revisit it unless there is a problem. Avoid going back for clarification; instead, use your own judgment, networks, and available resources to deliver results. Deliver flawless execution despite ambiguity. Even with unclear instructions, executives expect perfect outcomes. They dislike dealing with details but assume all obstacles will be handled and mistakes avoided. Sloppy work quickly erodes credibility. Do not take bad behavior personally. Some executives communicate harshly under pressure. While unacceptable, it is often not personal. Choose carefully when and how to push back, recognizing potential career risks—and never emulate such behavior yourself. Set aside ego but retain confidence. Competing egos lead to unwinnable power struggles. At the same time, excessive submissiveness signals weakness. Executives respect confident professionals who acknowledge authority without diminishing themselves. Maintain a sense of humor. Perspective and emotional resilience are essential for working effectively in high-pressure executive environments. |
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JPSERHAL
December 24, 2025, 8:54 AM
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| Ok amo ❤️ | |
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December 29 to January 5
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December 22 to December 29
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JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
Ok amo. Good thing to gain awareness on situations.
Was this summary ChatGPT summarised?
It's often good to take our own notes - even better is to have them written by hand so that information gets drilled in our brain.
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Finished reading the book Secrets to Winning at Office Politics: How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your Influence at Work.
Some takeaways from the last 3 chapters:
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR BOSS
Accept the power structure. Your boss has formal authority over your work, regardless of competence or personality. Resisting this reality only creates friction. Influence is gained by working within the system, not fighting it.
Adjust expectations and avoid triggers. Managers are imperfect and have quirks. Identify your boss’s sensitivities and avoid provoking them. Appreciate a good boss when you have one; otherwise, lower expectations.
Understand your boss’s style. Learn how your boss prefers information, decisions, and results. If expectations are unclear, ask directly. Most managers value employees who seek alignment early.
Make your boss successful. Deliver high-quality work on time, stay responsive, solve problems, and contribute ideas. When your boss looks good, your own credibility and influence increase.
Do not complain about your boss. Public criticism—especially to subordinates or outsiders—is politically damaging. Limit discussion to trusted peers for constructive problem-solving.
Offer genuine praise occasionally. Sincere compliments build goodwill and trust when given sparingly and authentically. This is recognition, not flattery.
Build relationships above your boss. Visibility with senior leaders strengthens political capital and job security, particularly during leadership changes.
Adapt quickly to new managers. A new boss changes expectations. Resistance labels you as difficult to manage. Stay flexible and open to learning, even if the adjustment is uncomfortable.
HOW TO MANAGE EXECUTIVES
Communicate quickly and concisely. Executives are time-constrained and process information rapidly. Lead with your most important points and avoid long explanations. Expect interruptions and questions—executives prefer to steer the conversation rather than listen to monologues.
Do not expect clear or detailed instructions. Executive thinking is high-level and fast-moving, which often results in vague guidance. Pressing for specifics can be interpreted as a lack of judgment. Success requires interpreting intent, exercising initiative, and reading between the lines.
Build a strong relationship with the executive assistant. Administrative assistants often understand the executive’s priorities and thinking better than anyone else. They can help clarify expectations and provide context when direct guidance is unavailable.
Take ownership and make things happen. Once a task is delegated, executives mentally consider it resolved. They do not want to revisit it unless there is a problem. Avoid going back for clarification; instead, use your own judgment, networks, and available resources to deliver results.
Deliver flawless execution despite ambiguity. Even with unclear instructions, executives expect perfect outcomes. They dislike dealing with details but assume all obstacles will be handled and mistakes avoided. Sloppy work quickly erodes credibility.
Do not take bad behavior personally. Some executives communicate harshly under pressure. While unacceptable, it is often not personal. Choose carefully when and how to push back, recognizing potential career risks—and never emulate such behavior yourself.
Set aside ego but retain confidence. Competing egos lead to unwinnable power struggles. At the same time, excessive submissiveness signals weakness. Executives respect confident professionals who acknowledge authority without diminishing themselves.
Maintain a sense of humor. Perspective and emotional resilience are essential for working effectively in high-pressure executive environments.
December 15 to December 22
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Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
Ok amo
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Holiday + meeting with Head of Southern Europe in Milan
December 8 to December 15
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