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Enabling Growth: Promotions Are So Yesterday

QAspire

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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45 Career Advice Experts Offer Career Success Secrets

Miles Anthony Smith

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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Let’s Stop Pushing “Development” as a Cheap Replacement for Training

Great Leadership By Dan

Sales reps were trained in their products and how to sell them, scientists went to conferences, engineers were offered continued training to keep their skills up to date, and new managers were trained how to manage. Sure, without training, people can still “wing it”, try to learn on their own, and sink or swim.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Guy Harris presents Three Power Phrases to Disarm a Verbal Aggressor posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, “How do you respond to coworkers or colleagues when they are verbally aggressive? ” Lakshman Rajagopalan presents What can you do about a culture of Mistrust… posted at Learning Curves.

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The November 2011 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

Guy Harris presents Three Power Phrases to Disarm a Verbal Aggressor posted at Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer , saying, "How do you respond to coworkers or colleagues when they are verbally aggressive? Lakshman Rajagopalan presents What can you do about a culture of Mistrust… posted at Learning Curves.

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How to Beat Mid-Career Malaise

Harvard Business Review

” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and intense financial pressures to earn. How should you address a mid-career crisis? Mid-career malaise runs deep. ” Focus on learning. ” Consider a career change.

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How to Lose Your Best Employees

Harvard Business Review

It starts with recognizing that every person in your company, including you, is on a learning curve. That learning curve means that every role has a shelf life. You start a new position at the low end of the learning curve, with challenges to overcome in the early days. How do you overcome this conundrum?