Effective 1-1 is the cornerstone of a successful management career, and acquiring necessary competencies in order to have a great 1-1 with your reports is a great career enhancement technique. I have referred to this topic many times in my posts and have couple of posts devoted to this topic (see Managing 1-1s and Effective … Continue reading Effective 1-1s – Fostering trust and creating no-harm zone
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Personality Style or Weakness – you are the judge
One of the persons reporting to me mentioned he has bad memory and so he cannot quickly respond to out-of-context questions. He further inferred from this that this weakness will stop him from doing his job effectively. After more discussion, it was clear to me (though I leave this decision to the person himself) that … Continue reading Personality Style or Weakness – you are the judge
What determines Job Complexity and why it is important?
In one of my previous posts on job complexity, I described constituents of job complexity (hierarchy, spread, geography, and budget) and the dimensions of organizations that impact it (processes, structure, culture). And even though I had left it vague (because anything more would have been too prescriptive), I was hopeful that it will be useful … Continue reading What determines Job Complexity and why it is important?
Measuring Career Growth – Final (career phases framework)
This is the last article in the series on Measuring Career Growth, which started off by talking about measures of success and implication of having multiple measures vis-à-vis time, and was followed by posts on financial and learning goals, followed by a post on job complexity and satisfaction. As I promised in the last post, … Continue reading Measuring Career Growth – Final (career phases framework)
Measuring Career Growth – Part III (Job Complexity and Satisfaction)
This is the 3rd post in the series on measuring career growth, and a follow-up to the post on financial and learning goals. In this post, I will talk about 3rd goal (job complexity) and also touch upon the job satisfaction aspect of all these goals, which came up in one of the comments. Job … Continue reading Measuring Career Growth – Part III (Job Complexity and Satisfaction)
Measuring Career Growth (Financial and Learning goals) – Part II
This is the follow-up to my last post in which I talked about various measures of career success and the need to prioritize various goals so that trade-offs can be made when time is factored in. In this post, I will focus on two goals and their measures: financial and learning. Financial Goals: Even though … Continue reading Measuring Career Growth (Financial and Learning goals) – Part II
Measuring Career Growth – Part I
In one of my previous articles, I talked about various measures of success that one can use for their career planning and management. Specifically, I talked about 4 ways: Financial goals Learning/competencies goals Job complexity goals Career Plan goals Note that setting any kind of measurable goal is an exercise in itself (see a series … Continue reading Measuring Career Growth – Part I
Career Management when you can’t change your company
I was talking to some of my friends and this question came about: what do I do if I can't change my company even though my career is stuck here. I have observed this many times; discussions about career management (and growth) seem to imply a change in the current company, even though it need … Continue reading Career Management when you can’t change your company
Some useful videos from BNet on good management
I got these in my regular newsletter from BNet (http://www.bnet.com), they are short 2-3 minutes video (with advertisement at the beginning!) which talk about the topic. They are very good, lunch-time review material. Six Skills Effective Managers Must Master Give Your Employees Smart Goals Explain to your employees in smart language what needs to get … Continue reading Some useful videos from BNet on good management
Leveraging social networks for career growth
Recently I have been interested in tracking problems and solutions to social networking and its impacts. I wrote about some of the social networking lessons sometime back. However, a recent incident sparked the thought again that social networks are a powerful phenomenon for professional life and career moves, and it can be dangerous to ignore. I casually asked … Continue reading Leveraging social networks for career growth
Career Bloom 