QAspire

MARCH 30, 2022

That’s because aspiration for growth, unlike career paths (ladders), may not always be linear. Consider this story from my own experience: Jay was bright software engineer who was stuck in maintaining a legacy product for over 5 years. That day, Jay wanted to explore the ways he can grow in his career.

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Sharpe Short-term Attrition Open-book 100

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 4, 2017

Many (many) years ago at the beginning of my management career, my new boss asked (no, ordered) me to read the book “ The Peter Principle ”, by Laurence J. I had just received one of the best and most important lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. Especially when it comes to hiring.

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Core Competence Sharpe Report Engineering 190

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

45 Career Advice Experts Share Their Blueprint for Career Success (Plus Leaderboard)​ Does your career seem to be a struggle at times? It’s why I wrote my book Why Career Advice Sucks™ … to share the stories of my own career success and failures and help you grow your career more quickly.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 6, 2014

It’s the final installment of my five-week series outlining my 25 timeless (and time tested) leadership lessons that just plain work. “It is Solved by Walking” Take the Leadership Litmus Test. About 17 years ago, someone advised me I needed to be more “statesmanlike” in my leadership approach.

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Leadership Core Competence Sharpe Learning-by-Doing 259

N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Having such a sharp focus ensures you can better whittle down the complexity of processes/interactions, as well as ensuring you don't become too dependent either on your top talent or even on your bigger customers, which can cause you to shift your goals to better suit their needs instead of your purpose.

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Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 298

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Being sharp means being succinct. Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines. If you rely on searches for your background research, so will those you work with (if they are sharp). Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

In prior research , we at the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that women leave STEM fields in droves: 52% of highly qualified women working for science, technology, or engineering companies leave their jobs. Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. Be authentic.

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Succession Reputation Focus Group Leadership Styles 14