Its time for you to go after awards and recognition

Its time for you to go after awards and recognitionIts time for you to go after awards and recognitionI have a question for you.What kind of impact could you make as aknown expert?A big question, I know.Maybe youre just finding out what you want to be known for. Maybe youre already a go-to person in your department or company. But who knows about your expertise outside company walls?An expert is a person withauthoritative knowledge or superior skill in a particular area. They stand out because theyre publicly sought out for their wise judgement and broadly seen as a reliable source of information. Often, they have a slate of awards and external recognition burnishing their personal brand.We all want mora of this special expert quality, right?The mindset we hold is critical, as it can either steer us toward expertise-elevating activities like awards and external recognition, or cause us to bypass them completely. We conducted a Be Leaderly Quick Poll with over 200 respondents, and fou nd that professionals we queried were most likely to hesitate to go after awards or other external recognition due todiscomfort self-nominating.Biggest hesitation to seek out an award or other external recognitionWe also assessed what makes professionals mostmotivated to after awards and recognition. It turns out professionals are most motivated when a manager encourages them to go after a given award.Most motivating factor to go after awards and recognitionDirecting your own path to expert status may mean listening and looking for career-making opportunities, broadening the platform that youre best known for or self-nominating mora often. Expert-building recognition comes in all shapes and packages. Within our Be Leaderly community, these are just some of the awards that people hold40 Under 40Women of InfluenceEmerging Leader AwardRookie of the YearDistinguished Engineering Educator AwardTop Women in GroceryCompany Values AwardWomen of AchievementDiversity in Business AwardEngineer of the yearWhats holding you back from seeing yourself as more of an authority in your field? And let me ask you once more,what kind of impact could you make as aknown, award-winning expert?Join ourwebinar on December 4thto hear stories and strategies on positioning yourself as an expert. There well discuss how to get clear on your niche, craft your story, identify and go after opportunities, and then promote your fierce expert status.This article first appeared on Be Leaderly.