Monday, April 29, 2013

Best Piece of Career Advice

While career is an individualistic journey, it is largely shaped by the advice received from others. The best advice I have ever received is the “ladder-pyramid” analogy. Most professionals perceive career as a ladder that needs to be climbed up and ignore the ease with which one could fall off a ladder. Instead, career should be regarded as a pyramid that is built on a much stronger foundation. For a long-lasting career, one should strive to develop a diverse skill-set and understand the multidimensionality of the occupation. I would like to credit this piece of advice to Carol Bartz, the former CEO of Yahoo!