Maintain Top Performance In An IT Job

It’s important, once you’ve found the perfect IT job, that you make sure you show your employers why you were the best choice. Making sure you fit into the role perfectly is a great step to impressing your bosses. Taking on new IT skills quickly, going outside your job description to help others in the office and adapting to the culture of the environment are all important things to do and can help you stand out.

To keep your performance going, make sure you fully understand your IT job role and which people can help you if you get into any troubles or need advice. Look for the person who has worked on your account before, or has done the job you’re doing. Keep an eye out for opportunities to progress through learning new things or taking on extra responsibility without being told to.

The P-I is launching a new column offering simple, practical advice to advance your career. Maureen Moriarty, executive and leadership development coach and trainer, provides tips each Monday on how to succeed in your IT job. Whether you are on a challenging workplace team, a new manager or an experienced leader, these lessons from the Workplace Coach offer a best-practice guide to increase your effectiveness in the workplace.

Developing and maintaining trust is critical to success in your career, workplace teams, leadership and business. It is the foundation for individual and team performance. But trust can be difficult to earn and far too easy to lose. If people believe you’re trustworthy, they are much more likely to take to you quicker and share more responsibilities with you.

Think of having a personal trust account much like your bank account. Every action you take with your customers, team, boss and direct reports is either a deposit into the trust account — or a withdrawal. If you overdraw, you risk bankruptcy. Careers and businesses can be derailed because of a single incident and overdraft on the trust account.