William Vanderbloemen in Forbes with Three Foolproof Keys to Getting a Promotion

William Vanderbloemen, CEO and Founder of Vanderbloemen, shares with Forbes three foolproof keys to getting a promotion.

We have seven children and are about to hit the tipping point where more of them will be out of our nest than in it. As they have gotten older, each of them has come to us with questions about what career they should pursue. Not one of them is the same, but they share common angst: “I don’t even know what I want to be when I grow up yet.”

My short answer is, “Neither do I!”

There is no telling where the career journey will take you - I’m a first-hand example of that. What I do now is not something I had planned for back in my college or early career days. Who would or could have planned for a search firm for churches and faith-based groups? That didn’t even exist when we started back in 2008. 

My advice to my kids is three-fold. One: don’t worry about it. Two: follow this formula to figure out your place.

Three: here’s how you will succeed no matter what you choose. 

I tell my kids, “If you will do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it, and at the price that everyone agrees to at the beginning, you will be in the top 5% of whatever career you choose."

Each of these things ties back to a core value that I think is vital for anyone in the workplace: a work ethic of integrity. Doing what you say you will do is unfortunately rare in our world. Here are some thoughts on this one simple piece of advice: