Posts Tagged ‘Career’
The fear of becoming irrelevant in your career and how to avoid it
I have a confession to make. I have had a fear my entire working career that there will be a day when my skills would not be needed or the space that I am working in would become irrelevant. Let’s call it “fear of becoming a paper pusher”. There are many paper pushers in the…
Read MoreDo you know how to brand yourself?
Today, while writing on my new upcoming book Rohkeasti maailmalle I run into a chapter about self-branding. I read from a book The Brand Called You: Make Your Business Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace by Montoya and Vandhey (1998) that we need to be thinking about three factors in branding ourselves: Making people see…
Read MoreAre you vertical or horizontal in you career?
Looking back at our careers, most of us have had to make a decision to either focus on a specific skill-set or become part of a management role where there is a real threat that one becomes a “paper pusher”. I remember vividly when I had discussions with my bosses in the past when I…
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