Member-only story
I’m at a point in my career where I have managed to progress and grow in my position quite nicely; however, I am always looking at what the next steps are and how I can continue to progress and grow.
From the start of my career, the best advice that I was given to getting ahead was to set expectations and work to over-deliver on those expectations. This advice has served me well, but it is getting to the point where I’m more in a management position and not doing a lot of the work AND the skills and expertise required from me are slightly different in management than when I was doing the delivery and execution of the work.
If you are at this point in your career (entry to mid-management), I think this article would be helpful for you as I reflect on what I have done and what I will do to continue to grow and improve.
Discuss with your boss
At our company, we all have counsellors who help guide us in our careers within the company. They are always more senior than those they are counselling and therefore, can provide some of their experience in walking that same path towards upper and senior management.
Depending on where you work, you may have annual reviews or some other form of reviewing the work that you’ve done. Given that your boss or counsellor is…
