Career paths are not always clear but during rapid change career advancement opportunities are everywhere. You must be the driver of your career advancement. Commit to always being a resource of value, involving others in your career advancement plan and skills development. Now is not the time to sit tight and hide to avoid being noticed. Now is the time to get in the driver’s seat, get noticed and get promoted.
Candid feedback and discussions have given way to political correctness by most to avoid offending and alienating others. Most remain quiet to be seen as a team player or to avoid criticizing the idea of someone held in high regard or someone who has presented an idea with great confidence. People don’t speak their minds because it’s easier not to.
In the workplace, soft skills are essential for career advancement. It is easy to determine how to gain the hard skills for career success, hard skills being education, experience and training. Soft skills, however, are more often personal attributes, traits and characteristics that are less likely to be formally taught, though they can be learned. These are essential to accelerate your career success.
It is safe to say that your company is looking for leaders who encourage innovation. Be the one to encourage a switch to a culture of innovation accepting each new idea as an exciting opportunity to take one step closer to the next big idea. Play your part to ensure that your company adopts values and a culture that encourages presentation and develop of new ideas. Become a catalyst for innovation and promote values to support innovation. Taken from an article in the issue Discover How to Avoid Career Stagnation, here are 4 values that encourage innovative thinking.
Only 11% of mid-level professionals feel confident and well-prepared to handle future challenges and career paths have changed leaving mid-level professionals feeling frustrated from the lack of direction about how to move forward.
This is a great time to get in the driver’s seat of your career development, discover the essentials of career success now and into the future and navigate the maze to a more satisfying career and lifestyle.
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A majority of the 6,300 top executives surveyed feel that a candidate with a better understanding of global markets is given serious consideration for appoints to higher level positions.
You’ve probably experienced the frustration of seeing someone promoted who is not necessarily the most talented candidate available. Unfortunately the most frequent reaction is to conclude that top leaders are clueless. But the real reason is that the candidate who was promoted is the one who does have a clue. He knows that it takes more than talent to get noticed and be pulled to the top.
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ONE THING THAT ALL SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY ARE INFORMED AND THEY TAKE ACTION TO ACHIEVE THEIR SUCCESS GOALS.
