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Leadership and Non-Conventional Career Paths
Personal Branding and Networking
How personal branding relates to career development:
While networking for self-gain may feel egregious, it is safe to say that at some point in your career, you will likely need help from others. Consider how Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset shifts the tide so that others are encouraged to help you. This author describes how keeping in touch with former colleagues is a natural way of networking. Several myths about networking are dispelled, and this article states that networking takes time. When the time comes to ask our networks for help, being clear upon asking will provide more fruitful responses. In what could be a sign of the times, ambitious executives on the job hunt hire executive marketers and personal branding strategists to help them spear their next job.
Non-Conventional Career Paths
Transition between the stages in our career may not be a straight path. The "Corporate Lattice" is one such concept where career directions can move in many different directions. Innovative organizations like Sara Lee have created 'Returnship' programs for on-rampers. While formal programs have come a long way in paving the path, aligning resources and opportunities, the details of the day-to-day still need to be handled. This article illustrates how these women balance careers at the top of their ladders and raise their children. Breadwinner Moms and Stay-At-Home dads rewrite traditional gender roles. |