Your work performance is good, you don't have conflicts with your superiors or clients, you don't steal corporate assets... Why, then, is your career not developing in an interesting way when you don't make any big mistakes? This interesting question has recently been addressed by Alisson Green, author of a popular management blog on the U.S. News website. If you are asking this question as well, try to focus on the following areas.
You are working for one employer too long
You should present to your potential employers in a way that will show them you know how to adapt to new things. Show the variety of your roles and responsibilities.
You are good in a job that you don't like
Consider whether you want to continue doing what you are doing, or you will try to improve in something you enjoy. There is a general rule that if you are really good at something, you will be highly demanded.
You don't express your disagreement with superiors
Good managers don't want to have their teams full of yes men. They want to hear your opinion and they should not think that you don't have any.
You recommend people whose qualities you are not convinced of
When you recommend someone for example as a potential employee, you are risking your professional reputation. Don't recommend anybody only because you want to be polite or because you feel sorry for him.
You don't participate in corporate social events
The higher position you hold in the company, the more you are expected to engage socially. When you don't attend social events, you are showing that you are not interested in your colleagues.
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