Posts Tagged with "career"

#7: How to decouple career growth from organisational growth.

When considering your career development, you don't need to depend solely on what roles your organisation has available. Consider the next step up your career ladder, be that manager, Director, or VP. Instead of manoeuvring to land one of these limited roles, assess your skill gaps.Read more →

#7a: Growth through the optimal level of discomfort.

Growth comes from stretching yourself beyond what is comfortable, and finding the optimal level of discomfort. At work, this can be through a stretch assignment — diverse, complex and challenging. This is categorically not "your current role, but with more staff".Read more →

Reference #48: An Elegant Puzzle

Career ladders have a side effect of increasing competition. They funnel people at the same level towards a finite number of roles.Read more →

Reference #103: Tours of Duty

Companies can help employees become more employable.Read more →

Reference #104: Tours of Duty

The key benefit of alumni networks is not the opportunity to rehire employees, although some companies with strong alumni networks see an increase in rehire rate. It is instead the external business news alumni can bring.Read more →

Reference #153: Peopleware

The average person leaves a company after about 2 years.Read more →

Reference #238: The First 90 Days

Far enough into your career, you begin each role with a reputation.Read more →

Four books to guide your career

"What should I read to plan my career?" A friend of mine asked this question recently. While not "career planning-specific", I had a few books on my mind that have guided how I think about my career. Here's what I shared.Read more →