Successful Career: 18 Effective Steps To Supercharge Yours
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Good idea Pablo Picasso. I spent 38 + years in my career in management and leadership of employees very interested in a successful career. This included coaching, mentoring, and assisting in employee development plans. My ultimate goal was to build future leaders who could take over my job. And replacing me did happen on many occasions over those years.
Check out our thoughts on team leverage. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a famous French writer, once said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”Achieving career success requires more than luck, more than hard work — it requires a plan. And the great part is that your plan doesn’t have to be difficult to create or complex.
Here is my (simple) advice for creating your very own career development plan: When it comes to improving career success, here are my 18 ways to build the best opportunities for success in a corporate career.
‘Stand for’ principles
Stand for something that has significant meaning for you and use it as your growth mantra. Grow but don’t waiver in it.
Successful career … belief relevance
Make sure what you stand for is relevant to what’s going on right now and will be relevant in the future as well. Keep it in your headlights consistently.
Continuous learning
Know what your skills are and what they are not. Keep adding to it all the time — with both your own development and surrounding yourself with others who complement your talents. Remember to focus on your strengths and set your weaknesses aside.
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