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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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Hiring And The Peter Principle: Square Pegs Really Don’t Fit Into Round Holes

Terry Starbucker

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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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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Creating a Culture of Quality: An Interview with Beth Galetti

HR Digest

As the COVID-19 crisis takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of redefining jobs moves up the agenda. This very nimble organization allows Amazon employees to build their own path by owning their development, their career, and their future. In other words, your experience and trajectory at Amazon is in your hands.

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The Complete Collection: 25 Timeless Leadership Lessons That Just Plain Work

Terry Starbucker

There seems to come a time in a leadership career where you think you can actually change a person – the hubris level gets to a point where you believe your skills are so sharp, and so good, that you can actually overcome the Peter Principle. Leaders are not genetic engineers. Several times.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

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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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

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.