Career Planning and how it’s not what it used to be………

Old school thought around career was it’s a straight steady climb to the top and career ladder was the term used to describe the approach. But new age thinking suggests that there is nothing like a career ladder and instead there is a career lattice would be multi-path and built around people’s needs over time (like balance of work-life).

Here are some more thoughts on how career planning and thinking around the same is changing………

New Thinking:

• Careers would be an undulating journey of climbs and lateral moves.
  
• You don’t have to necessarily work what you never did before; it’s ok to specialize.
  
• Its ok to play on strengths and do jobs and roles that suits you.
  
• You manager at the end of the day is interested in getting the best out of you.
  
• When you are looking at career advice don’t depend only on him, get yourself different perspectives.
  
• There need not be one role model you look up to all the time, career role models can change over time.
  
• Training is not the only way to learn new skills.
  
• You cannot work on more than 2 areas of development at one point of time
  
• There is a no glass ceiling for women.
  
• Executive presence is not just about dressing well, communicating well and confidence it’s also about delivering results, maintaining composure under pressure, knowledge about business.
  
• Forget what companies have to say about career development, eventually you own your career so start taking ownership and taking lead in planning it.