Are you an instant expert?

I've found in my recent experience that when challenged with a situation within the workplace, co-workers and peers can sometimes automatically assume expert status when they can do one thing relatively well. If there is a person in an office that has just one special skill, or knows even a little about a software program - they can be automatically be seen as "the expert". Assumed the expert unknowingly, you might have a skill that no one else in the office has. Although you may not know it, and although you may not feel 100% knowledgeable about a certain skill, others will come to you simply because you know even just a little bit more than they do. Don't panic, don't downplay the issue, embrace it! Learn more about the program and enhance your valuable skills. What better way to display your value to the department and company!