Every day, leaders enact on a roadmap to succeed by developing initiatives and managing programs for the company. The company sets the vision and their top
leaders get to execute the plan.
Usually, executives articulate their own vision for what they want to be in their career such as CXO, VP, Senior Director, etc., but "they just
want to be there". A career progression for their own strategy is vague (unlike what they would create for a company initiative).
We read about exceptional leadership qualities and behavior and they are well defined, such as good communication, taking risks, leading by example, being empathetic and vulnerable, to name a few.
But are leaders assuming responsibility for their long-term career advancement to build value and attract recognition?
A Google Search for this question and found these surprising statistics...
Who do you think is responsible for your personal growth
with respect to your career and why?
Those that STAND UP TO BE COUNTED are action-takers and driven.
With the right strategy, they have
the greatest opportunities to find the hidden job market (within their current company or outside) and put themselves in a position to have career choices.
“You cannot grow if you don’t think your growth comes because of what you’re doing." Satya Nadella, Microsoft
CEO
What is your strategy for promoting your career growth?
