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Working beyond earning a regular pay check is what leads to a successful career.  Going up the corporate ladder requires a combination of skills and favourable circumstances.  Factors internal to us, but also external to us can have a direct impact on our career progression.  What can we do that is within our control to ensure success in our career?  WorkBloom's Career Center tries to answer this question by featuring a series of articles addressing various aspects of life at work and career advancement.

Some thoughts about career advancement:

Is a promotion for the better? Sometimes, but not always.  Some people who thought they wanted a promotion ended up regretting it.  The best advice is to "choose" your promotion as opposed to accepting whatever is handed to you.  Make sure you are ready for the challenge that will come with the added responsibilities.

What is your motivation for getting a promotion?  Do you want more money, more status, more power?  Obviously, you want something "more."  But keep this in mind: is that something more worth the sacrifices that go with it?  If yes, go straight ahead.  Otherwise, lay down the goals you have set for yourself and think of how you can best meet those goals.  There may be a way you can negotiate your promotion to fit what you want instead of accepting it the way it is offered to you.

Want to climb the ladder, but avoid office politics? Impossible.  Office politics is about human interactions and lobbying to push one's agenda through. As you go up, this will only intensify. Although office politics often has a bad connotation, you don't have to go down that path. The choice is yours.

How to get up there? Fundamentally, it's a question of having the right attitude and gaining the trust of people around you. Hard work is not enough. You need to work hard, show results, and nurture relationships.






















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