Career Progression – Promotion 榮耀與責任并存——淺談職業(yè)晉升的關鍵要素

文/森海海事服務公司營運總監(jiān) Lim Poh Whee

Promotion is defined as an act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization.

職場升職的專業(yè)名詞是- 晉升。升職是指上升到較高層次或更重要職位的過程。

Many companies have their own process in their career progression and most of the established companies have their own career progression system but the common requirements are almost the same.

很多公司都有自己的晉升流程并且大多數(shù)知名企業(yè)已經(jīng)形成了自己的職業(yè)發(fā)展體系，不過基本要求是具有共性的。 

The above requirements are to prepare the staff to understand the role and to be able to handle the duties of the next rank. Most companies review their promotion prospects a few times in a year and those identified will be invited for interview provided they complete the specific company requirements. We have seen many cases of staff who are promoted and failed to live up to the expectations required of the next rank as they are unprepared for the role. In my many years of crewing and watching the career progression of hundreds of sea staff. I have noticed that the current generation including the Chinese sea farers expect to be promoted upon completion of some of the common requirements while some possessed an indifferent attitude and a wrong mindset. This has to change.

上述所列的標準是為了讓員工們更好的了解規(guī)則，為進入更高的職位更好地做準備。大多數(shù)公司每年都會反復檢查船員們的升職條件，符合條件的會被邀請進行面試。 我們遇到過很多的案例， 船員升職后卻不能勝任， 因為他們并沒有完全準備好接手他們被提升的崗位，讓人深感遺憾。 我在船員部工作很多年，目睹了很多船員的升職過程， 我注意到包括中國船員在內(nèi)的新一代船員在升職方面的焦急心態(tài)，他們在獲得高一級證書等最基本的升職條件后，希望在達到一些基本要求后就獲得升職，其中一些人態(tài)度消極，思維方式不夠正確， 這個必須要改正。 

Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it! Example, if you did not get promoted because there was no recommendations from your superior and you react negatively, complaining that the superior is being biased. That would be a case of the incorrect attitude and mindset. I would suggest that you reflect on yourself and then manage your superior to get the promotion recommendations.

生活對你來說只有10%是事情本身，而90%是你對事情所采取的態(tài)度。舉個例子， 如果是因為缺少一份直屬主管的推薦信你沒有獲得升職，從而你開始消極應對這件事情，埋怨你的主管對你有偏見， 這樣的態(tài)度和想法就是錯誤的。 我的建議是好好的反思自己，為什么主管沒有給你推薦信， 找出需要改進的地方， 得到主管的認可， 推薦信將不難拿到。 

There was a case when I heard the comment that the panel of interviewers only promotes the other nationalities. A candidate with the wrong mindset will think and react this way. I have been involved in numerous promotion interviews and this is never the case. The simple reason is that the candidate has not given the interviewers the comfort level to make them clear him for promotion to the next rank.

我還聽到過這樣的說法， 一些船員的心態(tài)不正確，他們認為公司里面某些面試官依據(jù)個人喜好只提升某些國籍的船員。實際上， 我參與過很多次船員的晉升面試，并不存在這樣的情況，這個船員沒有被提升的原因非常簡單，是因為他在面試的時候沒有給出讓面試官滿意的答案。 

Attitude is 100% as such possessing the right positive attitude along with positive thinking in the workplace will reflect on what you do onboard and will make you become worthy and that will help in your promotion quest. Your attitude is a form of expression of yourself. Having the above traits better your psychological well-being and will help you cope better under stressful conditions especially that of the top four.

工作中要端正態(tài)度，積極主動。你的態(tài)度會100%反映在在船表現(xiàn)的一舉一動中。端正的態(tài)度自然會帶來出色的表現(xiàn)，從而對你的升職申請大有裨益。你的態(tài)度決定了你是一個怎樣的人。端正的態(tài)度帶來健康的心態(tài)，而健康的心態(tài)能可以讓你在各種壓力下更好地調(diào)節(jié)自己的狀態(tài)，尤其在任職管理級船員時的關鍵時刻更會發(fā)揮巨大的作用。

Mindset – is your collection of thoughts and beliefs that shape your thought habits. Your thought habits affect how you think/react, what you feel and what you do.

心態(tài)- 是塑造你的思維方式的思想和信念的集合。你的思維方式?jīng)Q定了你的所思所想、一舉一動。，

Attitude – is a learned tendency to evaluate things in a certain way.

態(tài)度- 是對特定對象所持有的穩(wěn)定的心理傾向是后天習得的思想傾向，決定了看待事情的方式

Attitude and Mindset are the most important factors to success. Positive thinking will encourage positive mindset. Get rid of the negative attitude and the negative mindset and I am sure your career progression will be a calm and smooth ahead.

態(tài)度和心態(tài)是成功的關鍵要素，積極的想法帶來積極的心態(tài)，擺脫消極態(tài)度和消極心態(tài)，我相信你的事業(yè)發(fā)展必定一帆風順。

The following techniques can help in your career advancement onboard the vessel:

下面一些技巧會對你的在船職業(yè)發(fā)展有所幫助：

1. Become worthy –For example, a Second Engineer has to absorb and apply all the technical knowledge to be worthy enough to fit into the Chief Engineer’s role and likewise a Chief Officer has to be entirely in control to command over a ship. You must know your job!

能力足以勝任- 例如， 大管輪必須掌握并熟練應用職位要求的所有技術知識，才能勝任輪機長的崗位，同樣，大副也必須有足夠的能力操縱船舶并適當發(fā)布命令，才能接任船長的崗位。 也就是說，你必須足夠了解自己的崗位職責。

2. Excelling at work –For example, when a Second Officer, time after time, performs his navigational duties exceptionally, he someday is sure to get hold of his superior’s eye for a better outcome.

優(yōu)異的工作表現(xiàn)- 比如，一名二副始終能夠在自己的崗位上表現(xiàn)非常出色， 總有一天會引起他的主管的注意力， 委以重用。 

3. Staying up front and volunteering – To enhance credentials, be a volunteer at the workplace. It is always better to exchange your views and experiences that will make your job to be effectively carried out.  The management are always on lookout for persons who can handle more responsibilities. To get into their good books, a fourth Engineer for example, can always come up and assist the Third when the generators are being overhauled or look into more of Third Engineer’s duties likewise. But it is also vital that the Fourth Engineer doesn’t shirk away from his current duties.

沖鋒在前，主動自愿 -工作中積極主動地站出來，能幫助你獲得更加豐富的經(jīng)驗。  勇敢地表達自己的觀點與交流經(jīng)驗也可以幫助你更有效地開展自己的工作。管理層也一直在觀望誰可以被委以更多重任。如何得到他們的青睞呢？ 舉個例子，在發(fā)電機全面檢修時三管輪能夠主動幫助二管輪或者分擔他的部分其他工作。 當然，一個重要的前提是三管輪首先得做好自己目前崗位的工作。

4. Showcasing leadership – For persons aspiring to get higher ranks on board the ship, it is imperative to highlight one’s strengths and showcase professional leadership qualities. Professionalism at workplace is crucial for one’s success. To get into the Captain’s seat, the Chief Officer has to exhibit abilities to lead and motivate the crew members. He also has to be a team player, respect subordinates, and seed new ideas. A Captain’s profile is full of authority and responsibilities. The person hopeful to become one has to fully merge himself into the role for becoming a responsible leader.

展示領導才能- 立志在船得到提升的人，當務之急是要凸顯自己的長處和展示專業(yè)的領導力素質。 工作上的專業(yè)度是對于成功至關重要， 大副需要具備領導和激勵下屬的能力，才能升任船長的職位，不但如此，他還必須具備團隊精神，尊重下屬，并且有創(chuàng)新精神。 希望爭取到領導者的崗位，就必須讓自己迅速進入角色，最終真正成為一名恪盡職守領導者。

5. Building good interpersonal relations and managing your superiors – It is very noteworthy to build up good personal relations with colleagues, subordinates and of course the superiors. Overall, a good professional image always plays a key role when the management is making decisions for a promotion.

維護良好的人際關系，甚至管理你的上級。  建立與同事、下級以及上級領導之間的良好關系至關重要?？偟膩碚f，良好的專業(yè)的職場表現(xiàn)是管理層決定是否晉升的關鍵要素之一。

6. Learn new things each day – Learn every day! Life teaches us something that we never thought existed and that too constantly. One must always improve one’s personality and profile by learning newer things and to do so have the right aptitude. Be it a junior officer who is ready to take on whatever comes to get a level higher or an engineering officer who is ready to take on the next senior position, keeping one updated to the latest skills and techniques will only help in improving one’s proficiency. Leave on vacation is no longer a bed of roses. It will be the right time to upgrade yourself with knowledge.

學習新事物-  積年累月，篤學不倦！ 生活告訴我們，生活總是不斷地帶給我們出人意料的新鮮事，我們必須通過不斷學習新事物改善自己的性格，培養(yǎng)和提升自己的能力。 尤其是即將進入高一級崗位的操作級船員，只有不斷學習最新的技術和技能才能進一步提升工作的熟練度。 休假也并不意味著你可以躺在自己的安樂窩里， 何不利用這個機會更新自己的知識。

7. Maintain a good track record – Past performance records are always looked at when a company look for promotion candidates in their fleet.

保持良好的表現(xiàn)記錄- 當公司在考慮是否提升員工時，過往的表現(xiàn)記錄將作為其中一個考量標準。

8. Being a self-starter – One should try and recurrently surpass expectations on board ships by taking up professional challenges and turning them into positive and effective outcomes. Staying within an organization and becoming a successful ‘a(chǎn)chiever’ requires one to have the right attitude, dedication to work and a will to succeed.

善于自我激勵-  在船上遇到難題和挑戰(zhàn)時，必須嘗試從危機中找到轉機，得到正面并且有效的結果產(chǎn)出，達到甚至超越期待值。 在團隊中要想表現(xiàn)卓越必須態(tài)度端正，兢兢業(yè)業(yè)，誓在必得。

9. Think like the Next Rank – Many did not do well in their promotion interview as they still think and react to questions as if they are still in their current rank. If you are being interviewed for promotion as a Chief Officer, you must think like a Chief Officer and not answer questions like a Second Officer.

假設自己被升職一樣思考問題- 很多人在面試的時候表現(xiàn)并不理想，是因為他們?nèi)匀话炎约悍旁诂F(xiàn)有的崗位上來思考問題。 試想下如果你在面試提升大副，你必須站在大副的立場上來回答問題，而不是二副。

These are some of the tried and tested methods to climb the hierarchy level on ships but do remember the ingredients of the correct Attitude and Mindset.

這些只是一些經(jīng)過嘗試和驗證過有助于船上晉升的方式方法，但是請記住正確的態(tài)度和心態(tài)的組成要素。