If $V=U_1\oplus\cdots\oplus U_k$ and each $U_i$ is invariant under $T$, concatenate bases of the components. The matrix of $T$ is block diagonal, with blocks the restricted operators $T|_{U_i}$. Its characteristic polynomial is the product of the block characteristic polynomials. This separates a large problem into invariant components.
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