Your next career move: The ladder or the lattice?
By Jo Miller
When it comes to moving forward in your career, there are two paths you can take: The ladder or the lattice.
For example, one mid-level manager took a calculated risk when she accepted a lower position with a much larger company. On her resume, it looked like a step down the career ladder — but after less than a year in the role, she had gained recognition as a high-potential emerging leader. She has since rotated through a number of assignments that have given her broad exposure to different areas of the company.
Having long felt like a golden bullet that just needed to be aimed in the right direction, she now feels that this series of lateral moves has pointed her in the right long-term career trajectory.
Climbing the ladder is the traditional model for career growth, taking a single pathway upward through the corporate hierarchy.
Read my article at Mashable.com
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
By Jo Miller
When it comes to moving forward in your career, there are two paths you can take: The ladder or the lattice.
For example, one mid-level manager took a calculated risk when she accepted a lower position with a much larger company. On her resume, it looked like a step down the career ladder — but after less than a year in the role, she had gained recognition as a high-potential emerging leader. She has since rotated through a number of assignments that have given her broad exposure to different areas of the company.
Having long felt like a golden bullet that just needed to be aimed in the right direction, she now feels that this series of lateral moves has pointed her in the right long-term career trajectory.
Climbing the ladder is the traditional model for career growth, taking a single pathway upward through the corporate hierarchy.
Read my article at Mashable.com
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
