Visibility isn’t top of mind for many leaders.
They perceive it to be extra work and hard to do. I assure you that it does not need to be hard to do or extra work. I want you to consider that you probably have multiple conversations with different people each day. Let me share a secret with you…Every conversation that you have is an opportunity for you to create visibility.
Look for opportunities to share information about what you did or your team did during the conversation. There is no need to overthink this, just make it conversational. For example if you are talking to your boss, “When we have the upcoming leadership meeting, I plan to share that Mary on my team landed a new account last week. I think it will be great for them to see how great she is doing after being here for such a short time!”
Think of it as simply information sharing about you or a team member.
You can also listen for opportunities that are brought up as issues. For example your boss might say, “Hey you know the metrics on that program are all wrong. We have to get them fixed soon.” Sounds like an opportunity to me. If you or perhaps someone on your team could take those metrics and get them straightened out wouldn’t that be a win?
Opportunities are brought up every day, but people assume someone else will do it. What if you are that someone? Take on some of the things that are broken and get some credit for fixing them! Find a way to show what you have done through a status report or talk about it at a meeting so people see that you (or your team) did something that helped the organization.