Should I ?

I work for a medium size company as an Admin, basically i do everyone else's job when they need a cover. I have spotted some inneficiencies and wrote a report to the area manager. I feel that i am capable of doing a lot more and i want to improve the business unit.I actually would like to propose/or find out if is there a possibility for me to move forward within the business, i am thinking of asking for a creation of new role? Should I take the risk?

Answer:
Yes, you have nothing to loose and potentially a lot to gain. You need to make a business case for the role - that is identify the benefits in as quantifiable way as possible, and the costs, showing that the benefits outweigh the costs. You also need to identify who would make the decision, and make sure that the business case you make plays to their priorities and goals.
yeah why not- it will show the company that you are a willing competent person- and they need people who are interested in improving the business- what have you got to loose!!
Go for it- if they are not interested at least you have tried and they know who you are and that you have drive!
what would be the risk in just asking? You need to ask your self that, if you come up with any then decide. I think you should go ahead and ask, or at least tell them that you would like them to consider advancing you in the company.
You'll never know unless you try.
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if you try, you might fail (but you might succeed)
if you don't try, you fail.
what harm in asking?
go for it
If I was a manager, and an employee came up to me with an idea like this, good or bad, it would show to me that this person is working for th benefit of the company, not just for the payslip.

I think it's worth the risk. It shows initiative and innovation!

Good luck!
Go for it, remember "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

You should also mention a heftyish raise.
Go ahead boldly, success will be yours.
VR
at the end of the day the decision is yours working for a small to medoium company has its advantages over a lrge cpompany and with a snmall to medium business people tend to bond more.
Sure, but please remember human nature.

Were you asked to write the report pointing out inefficiencies ?

If you say "there are areas for improvement" you are actually saying that those managers involved are not doing thier job. People can get very defensive..and, if those managers report to the area manager then you are questioning thier judgement. You're saying "hey, the people you chose to work for you, guess what, they are not doing thier job properly - you 've chosen the wrong people. Oh and by the way, you're not doing a good job because you haven't noticed it or sorted it out"

Without the context of the area managers business objectives its very difficult for you to say things are wrong. There are often hidden business objectives so even if you think you know what thier objectives are, you might not know what the direction is from the manager above the area manager.

Not right I know, but that human nature and needs to be understood in any case where you are pushing foward.

Asking if there is a wider, more responsible role you can take on ? sure, excellent idea.

Best of luck with it.
Go for it, from a management point of view it is always good to see initiative.
On a negative side of it I would recommend that you exercise a little caution as time and time again this is a source of greviances, remember you are only temporarily covering different posts and may not fully appreciate what they do.

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