Making progress in the corporate world isn’t just up or down anymore. It’s sideways, diagonal, or sometimes staying right where you are. But what are the questions you need to ask yourself to get there?
Episode Transcript
Hi, this is Stephanie Maas, partner with Thinking Ahead Search.
(00:04):
Today I wanna talk to you about a topic I've talked about multiple times in the past,but it seems especially relevant today, and this is the idea of professional advancement.
Professional advancement in the past.
My parents probably Your parents, definitely our grandparents.
Advancement was the corporate ladder.
(00:26):
This is the ladder, these are the wrongs.
It went one direction.
If you did it right, you went up it.
If you did it wrong.
You fell off the ladder.
Not good.
Sometimes you went down and could go back up.
It was kind of a one-way thing.
Or you could also just stay on one rung, and that's perfectly fine too.
Our professional environment has changed dramatically.
(00:49):
Let me suggest, instead of the corporate ladder, I really don't believe that exists anymore.
It's a corporate lattice.
You can go in a myriad of directions.
Up, down, diagonal, you can switch completely to the other side.
There are endless possibilities, but I do believe with change comes tremendous opportunityand I think we need to just stop and take a look at the corporate lattice and say, Hey.
(01:16):
Where do I see myself in two or three years?
You know, sometimes it is going straight.
That's perfectly fine.
But be creative.
Think other ways.
Think about, Hey, what skillset could I go do by coming over tothis part of the lattice that would eventually maybe get me up here?
Can I develop that skillset right now?
What opportunities that maybe didn't exist a year ago, two years ago, five years ago, existtoday that if I take advantage of them, they would put me on this part of the lattice.
(01:45):
Doesn't matter where you ultimately want to go, but this is a phenomenal timeto really think through your lattice of growth, your advancement path, and make sure you are taking advantage of the opportunities that are there for
you.
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Bleep! with Ana Navarro
Fear thrives in silence and confusion. Ana Navarro rejects both. Her voice is an antidote to today’s chaos. Her new podcast, Bleep! with Ana Navarro, takes on today’s most pressing issues with the voices most connected to it: decision-makers, political leaders, cultural shapers, and people on the frontlines of the story. The conversations acknowledge the emotions we all feel—despair, sadness, fear— but emerge with knowledge, perspective, and hope. The belief is simple: fearless dialogue can transform fear into courage, and courage into change. When fear dominates the headlines, this show digs deeper. Because information, debate, and conversation don’t just ease fear, they give us power to shape the future.
Hey Jonas!
Hey Jonas! The official Jonas Brothers podcast. Hosted by Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It’s the Jonas Brothers you know... musicians, actors, and well, yes, brothers. Now, they’re sharing another side of themselves in the playful, intimate, and irreverent way only they can. Spend time with the Jonas Brothers here and stay a little bit longer for deep conversations like never before.