How Ready Are You for the Next Leadership Position?
The years ahead will be a tough time to be a leader but an exciting time to lead with the right set of skills. Take the quiz to determine which skills you may want to learn more about and develop in order to be an effective leader during this decade.
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If you are one of the many who are frustrated about not receiving the elusive position you have had you eye on, ask for a performance review and make it work for your benefit. Do not approach it from the perspective of what you did wrong, but rather what you can do to improve your opportunities for career advancement. Feedback shouldn’t be something that happens to you. It should be something you can take control of and make happen for your benefit.
Leanna Cruz
Editorial Director
Organizations need more than the best skilled and most knowledgeable employees, they need those employees to be committed and to be leaders. Leaders who can do want needs to be done when faced with obstacles and who do not wait for direction when faced with challenges. They need leaders who can get teams [...]
Have you ever been surprised when you expected to be promoted but were passed over? If so, you may have overlooked the criteria employers consider when promoting employees. Not being aware of these could be what is keeping you from getting the promotion you want and experiencing career success.
Of course, employers look first to those [...]
Thomas Fox
Just like companies you need to innovate to stay competitive. The skills that got you to the position you now hold may not be sufficient enough to take you further or even keep you where you are in such a fast changing global employment market. You will need to learn new skills, add value [...]
Sarah, a 56-year-old woman who has been working in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years, attended a recent Anita Borg Institute TechLeaders Power and Influence Program. During the final exercise, she turned to me and asked, “Have men known these things all along?” When I nodded yes, she frowned and returned to doing calculations [...]
