Everybody wants to get noticed and it’s natural. Even a child would do everything possible to seek attention. So if you are after this in your workplace, there is nothing wrong. In fact, you should grab all chances and do all fair things that can highlight your abilities.

Maybe you are waiting for the moment when your contribution gets recognized and you get a pay raise or promotion in your company.

If this is true, you need to be practicing certain professional virtues. They are, but not limited to, going extra miles in your job, being ready to take responsibilities and even stretching your limits to make a project successful.

There are some other areas as well that you should consider for getting noticed in your workplace. Read ahead.

1. Be focused to be productive

Multi-tasking is really self-amazing. Those who can do it without compromising the quality are the best performers. But those who can focus on one task at a time are really great as they can do their job outstandingly and bring excellent results.

Multi-tasking people sometimes end up doing productive and non-productive tasks simultaneously and end up with an inferior result.

If you want to achieve great results and get noticed in your job, learn to focus on one task at a time. This habit will improve your overall performance and productivity and it will be appreciated by your employer.

2. Avoid distractions and reduce errors

Socializing is a good thing, but not good if it’s interfering in your work. This type of distractions affect your productivity negatively and damage your image in your workplace.

So if you have a habit of socializing during office hours, stop it immediately. Replying messages and attending unofficial phone calls at your workplace are non-productive activities and you should avoid them at all cost.

One good way to overcome this issue is setting some time aside for socializing. It can be half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. Be strict with it and avoid it during the working hours. You will see the improvement in your performance and your upper line will notice it positively.

3. Help your colleagues and subordinates

Everybody loves help, especially co-workers in the workplace. Newly joined team members and subordinates will often need your help. So adjust your schedule and be ready to help them. It’s the best way to show your team-spirit and co-operative nature, and your boss will appreciate it.

Apart from this, it will also strengthen your relationship with others in the workplace. And a good relationship will pay off in the form of support when you move up in your career in the same company.

4. View your projects with a broad sense

Rather than just aiming at finishing your tasks, try to see the project as a whole. Put yourself in the shoes of your boss and see the project with his/her perspective. It will give you a broad sense. You will be able to see things where you can contribute to improving. Ultimately, you will be able to do your task more effectively.

You may also come up with suggestions to simplify and speed up other processes. You can help reduce process time and cost. Your willingness to help run the project smoothly would be seen as a great help by your seniors and you will be appreciated for this.

5. Contribute or involve in meetings and presentations

Meetings and presentations are your chance to get involved. Even if you are not participating in a meeting, you can involve yourself by offering help with preparing documents and presentations. Do the research and provide valuable inputs for meetings and presentations.

You may have to work extra hours for this, but it will not go unnoticed.

6. Come up with quicker and cost-effective solutions to the problems

Problems are opportunities. Especially when your company or team is struggling with a project deadline and budget. This is your opportunity to get noticed at your work. You can research and come up with quick solutions that can save time and cost in that project.

If you can contribute to completing a project in a more profitable way, your contribution will be appreciated by the leadership line of the company. You may see the results immediately or in your appraisal.

7. Motivate others to give their best by setting examples

Leadership by example is a term in management and is a way to set yourself as a trustworthy leader in your company. Any team under trustworthy leadership will perform outstandingly and bring excellent results.

You can be the one by setting examples of the best performance and high work ethics even if you are not having any formal leadership position in your company. This will certainly pay off.

8. Learn to say no to non-productive activities in the workplace

Avoid long breaks and gossiping. Refrain from wasting watching match scores and commenting on player’s strokes. Condemning government decisions would also not yield any result for you. Beware of these non-productive and time-wasting activities. They help in no way but prevents you from progressing in your career.

So be disciplined and learn to say no to such things. Avoid giving in when somebody in your workplace drags you in any such activity.

Being sincere towards your job and avoiding time-wasting activities will certainly improve your productivity. Those who perform well and go above the productivity marks easily get noticed by the management. And they are rewarded in the form of promotion or raise in the salary.

9. Respect company rules and motivate others for the same

Manpower, money, and machinery, when organized in a productive and profitable manner form an organization. They are managed by rules and policies. Though some companies allow maximum freedom in the workplace, they have certain norms and everybody is expected to follow them.

Needless to say that those who follow the guidelines and rules will have a safe place and those who don’t will see the exit doors sooner or later. So adhere to the rules of your organization, be it timings, office discipline or official way of communication. It will keep you on the list of good employees.

10. Take responsibility for your project/process

Taking responsibility for any failure in your project shows your professionalism. Take responsibility, analyze reasons and take corrective actions to avoid issues in the future. I don’t mean you should put yourself in a bad light even when it’s not your fault. But you are supposed to learn lessons from the failure and overcome the shortcomings by taking actions.

Taking responsibility means taking ownership. And this way you can show your willingness and readiness to improve results.

11. Emphasize on clear communication

If you want to avoid misunderstandings and mistakes in your job, you have to be clear on what you are supposed to do. Make sure to have clear communication and ask whenever you have a doubt. Ensure that your team or subordinates are clear about what you are expecting from them or what are their responsibilities.

By ensuring clear communication in your workplace and role clarification in your team, you are ensuring better performance and better results. It can’t go unnoticed and will help you progress towards your higher career goals.

12. Get ready to take out-of-scope responsibilities

Rigid job structures are out of date now. Employees are expected to contribute whenever and wherever they can in modern companies. In this case, you should be ready for out-of-scope tasks in your job. So you should keep yourself updated with multiple skills and stay informed about different projects of your organization.

Being ready to take responsibilities that are out-of-scope of your project will give you an opportunity to highlight your skills and get noticed in your workplace.