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
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com 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
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
