There’s a common idea about career success that sounds convincing: Be the smartest person in the room, and eventually people will notice. Maybe that worked in school. At work, things are a little more complicated. You can be brilliant at what you do and still be overlooked. Meanwhile, someone who isn’t necessarily the most technically […]
Your Next Promotion Might Start With These 10 Things You’re Not Doing Yet You’ve been at the company for a while. You do your work. Your manager knows you’re reliable. You’ve taken on extra responsibilities. Maybe you’ve even been told, “You’re doing a great job.” But the promotion still hasn’t happened. And after a while, […]
Stop Waiting for Your Career to Take Off — 10 Things You Can Change This Year There’s a strange thing about careers. You can be working hard, earning a salary, showing up every day and still feel like you’re standing in the same place. Months pass. Then a year. You keep telling yourself that things […]