What is the one most obvious way for career advancement? Consistent, reliable and quality work. When you produce quality work, develop a career plan and keep yourself on track, you will find many opportunities to advance to the career position you want. However, promotions will not just fall into your lap. Instead, it requires planning and developing supportive relationships … [Read more...]
Candor – An Essential Communication Skill for Leaders
Candid feedback and discussions have given way to political correctness by most to avoid offending and alienating others. Most remain quiet to be seen as a team player or to avoid criticizing the idea of someone held in high regard or someone who has presented an idea with great confidence. People don’t speak their minds because it’s easier not to. Yet it is because of the … [Read more...]
4 Transferable Skills Essential for Career Advancement
Leanna Cruz Editorial Director In the workplace, soft skills are essential for career advancement. It is easy to determine how to gain the hard skills for career success, hard skills being education, experience and training. Soft skills, however, are more often personal attributes, traits and characteristics that are less likely to be formally taught, though they can be … [Read more...]
4 Values Teams Must Adopt to Encourage Innovative Thinking
It is safe to say that your company is looking for leaders who encourage innovation. Be the one to encourage a switch to a culture of innovation accepting each new idea as an exciting opportunity to take one step closer to the next big idea. Play your part to ensure that your company adopts values and a culture that encourages presentation and develop of new ideas. Become a … [Read more...]
Get in the Driver's Seat of Your Career Advancement
The rapid expansion of global networks and teams and the need for innovation and creativity for companies to maintain a competitive edge, means that the way work is done will continue to change. To survive this period of quantum change, your company needs leaders at every level. We want to help you to advance your career to be one of those leaders. Mid-career professionals … [Read more...]