Perfect Your Skills and Delegate Your Weaknesses

Become an Expert in Your Field – Perfecting Your Skills and Delegating Your Weaknesses

If you want to stand out from the crowd or competition at work, then you need to be seen as an expert in your field. This takes action on your part and not just walking around telling people that you’re an expert.

Everyone has the potential to be an expert at what they do. Here are a few simple steps that you’ll need to follow first to be recognized as an expert.

Educate Yourself

First and foremost, make sure that you’re educated on what you’re doing. If you’re working in the accounting department of a company and you want to be seen as the go-to person on anything related to accounting, then you need to know what you’re talking about.

• Take evening courses at a local college to help further your education and keep you up to date on the latest knowledge and technology. Or, to get started for free, watch YouTube videos on a subject you would like to add to your skill set.

• Read more. It doesn’t matter what you do as a profession, you need to take advantage of the vast knowledge of printed word from various sources.

By expanding your knowledge you’ll also build your confidence. Think of one person that was ever seen as an expert that didn’t believe in themselves and what they were doing. Even if they sometimes felt afraid.

Demonstrate Your Knowledge

It’s one thing to talk about what you know, but it’s something else entirely to actually do it. If you are looking for a job, instead of saying what you can do try showing your work instead. This will yield far greater returns for your efforts.

Experts don’t walk around and brag about what they can do, they take action. If you encounter a difficult problem or situation, you’ll be able to take charge and find a solution.

• Take ownership. If a problem arises, take action right away to find a solution. If you don’t know the answer yourself, search the internet or speak with someone who may be in a position to help. Even experts need to learn new things and they aren’t afraid to admit that to others.

Learn To Be a Great Communicator

People have to understand what you can do and why you’re the best one to do it. This means that you have to understand and foresee the questions and concerns of others, then prepare and articulate the answers and solutions to them.

• Great communicators don’t just boss others around. Use your clear communication and humble leadership skills to teach and empower others.

Always Act with Integrity

Don’t take credit for things you haven’t done and don’t take shortcuts. Skipping out on doing something the right way doesn’t make you an expert, however, this doesn’t mean that you have to do everything yourself.

There will always be things we’re not so good at. In those circumstances, you have to learn how to delegate those responsibilities to others who have the skills required to get the job done. Part of being a good expert is seeing the strengths and weaknesses of others and how their talents can be put to good use.

• Give others credit for a job well done. Wise leaders and many subject matter experts don’t do everything themselves. They have a talented team around them who have the skills they themselves lack. I once hired an assistant specifically for her skills in Excel; an area where I was weak.

By following these simple steps you’ll become the person with the answers. These are the experts who become irreplaceable and well respected by their peers.

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