: Proactively manage your career with a deliberate strategy that includes specific target titles, necessary skill acquisition, and a plan to replace yourself in your current role.
: Flexibility, including a willingness to relocate, can accelerate your career. Turning down too many opportunities can signal a lack of ambition and stall your progress.
Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why: 10 Things You'd Better Do If You Want to Get Ahead
Asher identifies several common "treadmill to mediocrity" traps that prevent advancement:
: Waiting for the company to recognize you rather than actively positioning yourself as the solution to future organizational problems. Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
: In a knowledge-based economy, continuous skill development is mandatory. Anticipate what skills will be needed for the next level and acquire them before they are required.