Dimension of Growth
Dimensions of Growth
Career development is an ongoing process consisting of four main recurring steps: self knowledge, exploration, decision-making, and action.
What do you aspire to do?
What are you passionate about?
What is missing from your current role?
What types of career move do you want: upward, lateral or both?
We can simply think about the dimensions of our career growth as:
the continuous development of skills through informal and formal learning
the satisfaction of making an impact in an organization and its clients
the fulfillment of having a great professional experience
When you think about your current experience:
Are you building new skills?
Does your job offer opportunities to expand your skills?
Can you participate in other teams or projects that allow you to learn something new?
Are you keeping current with what the industry needs?
Are you using your stronger skills?
Are you developing your other skills?
When you think about your professional impact:
it can be lateral - for example, if you stay in the same role but are helping the business expand markets and product lines
or it can be vertical - if you have taken a leadership role and are helping with the company’s vision and strategy
When you think about your overall career experience:
Are you enjoying its trajectory?
Are you still motivated each morning to get up and go to work?
Do you feel that you are helping solve the world’s problems that you are passionate about?
Being interested in learning and flexible to change is a mindset you need to have — one of growth. Once you are open to growth on different aspects of your career, you’ll discover your career path: different companies, industries, roles, functions, projects, etc
You’ll travel through various stages of development, spending more time in some than others. Enjoy the ride!
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