Who is in charge of your career? You or your manager?
Imagine Peter Parker (aka SpiderMan) listening to his yearly performance review from his boss. Do you think Peter's boss has any clue about what he is truly capable of? Will any suggestion he received in his performance feedback be relevant to his true strengths?
The most important question is: Are you feeling like Peter Parker lately? Unrecognized, misunderstood, under-appreciated yet carrying the weight of responsibility on your shoulders, hiding a powerful talent and making substantial contributions outside of what is considered "work" by the supervisors.
Unrecognized smart creatives are often frustrated over the yearly reviews they receive. The core of the frustration is always on the lines of "My manager hasn't truly seen me for who I am and has no clue on what I am capable of. The assignments I get don't motivate me and rating I get doesn't reflect my potential. My career is stagnant, I am not growing."
How to take back charge of your career
You know that you have leadership skills, creative visions, groundbreaking ideas when unleashed can make you and your company super successful. Those are indeed super talents. However, those talents may be unseen, undeveloped or unappreciated. You may feel this strong urge for recognition of who you are and what you can do. You might find yourself waiting endlessly for one chance, one opportunity to prove yourself. However, you will see year after year going by in mediocracy while you wait for someone to recognize you and take a chance on you.
Achievers do not wait for their managers to shape their careers. Instead, they strategically take charge and start creating career growth opportunities for themselves.
Strategy to take control of your career needs to address the root causes of career stagnation.
When you have clarity about the situation you are in, then you can decide whether it is time for a crucial conversation with your manager, look for another job, start a new venture, or sharpen your skills.
Here are typical root causes of career stagnation. Are you facing one or more of these?
#1 Role misalignment causing career stagnation
#2 Perception distortion causing career stagnation
#3 Organizational deficiencies causing career stagnation
#4 Inner disturbances causing career stagnation
Your career stagnation root cause may be one or combinations of the above. However, each of the above root causes can be addressed and resolved to put you back on a growth trajectory and I can help you with that.
The most important question is: Are you feeling like Peter Parker lately? Unrecognized, misunderstood, under-appreciated yet carrying the weight of responsibility on your shoulders, hiding a powerful talent and making substantial contributions outside of what is considered "work" by the supervisors.
Unrecognized smart creatives are often frustrated over the yearly reviews they receive. The core of the frustration is always on the lines of "My manager hasn't truly seen me for who I am and has no clue on what I am capable of. The assignments I get don't motivate me and rating I get doesn't reflect my potential. My career is stagnant, I am not growing."
How to take back charge of your career
You know that you have leadership skills, creative visions, groundbreaking ideas when unleashed can make you and your company super successful. Those are indeed super talents. However, those talents may be unseen, undeveloped or unappreciated. You may feel this strong urge for recognition of who you are and what you can do. You might find yourself waiting endlessly for one chance, one opportunity to prove yourself. However, you will see year after year going by in mediocracy while you wait for someone to recognize you and take a chance on you.
Achievers do not wait for their managers to shape their careers. Instead, they strategically take charge and start creating career growth opportunities for themselves.
Strategy to take control of your career needs to address the root causes of career stagnation.
When you have clarity about the situation you are in, then you can decide whether it is time for a crucial conversation with your manager, look for another job, start a new venture, or sharpen your skills.
Here are typical root causes of career stagnation. Are you facing one or more of these?
#1 Role misalignment causing career stagnation
- You may be in a wrong career, some other field is better for your success
- You might have outgrown your current role
#2 Perception distortion causing career stagnation
- You are not perceived as a high performer even though you know you contributed well
- Your reserved introvert nature makes it hard for others to see you and recognize your talents and contributions
- Your supervisors do not see what you are capable of and therefore you don't have the right opportunities presented to you
#3 Organizational deficiencies causing career stagnation
- You are not set up to succeed in your role because of vague objectives, unrealistic expectations, or lack of support from your manager
- There are continuous changes in the organization like reorganizations, change in leadership, layoffs, etc.
- There is no clear vision, priorities or working processes within the organization
#4 Inner disturbances causing career stagnation
- You have had undesirable past experiences either in professional life or personal life that makes it hard for you to create synergetic people connections at work
- You no longer feel motivated and energized to be your best at work
Your career stagnation root cause may be one or combinations of the above. However, each of the above root causes can be addressed and resolved to put you back on a growth trajectory and I can help you with that.
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