Every stage of the transition comes with its own challenges. Here’s how to handle each one.
Tag: Personal growth and transformation
How to Gracefully Decline a Promotion
There’s no need to give an exhaustive explanation for your decision. But you should frame it strategically.
Getting Along: My New Manager Didn’t Give Me the Promotion I Was Promised
HBR’s advice columnist on how to work through your disappointment.
How to Build a Broader Network within Your Company
A growth mindset can help you make connections with colleagues who think differently.
An Introvert’s Guide to Visibility in the Workplace
You don’t have to be a loud, outgoing personality to have your contributions recognized.
The Essentials: Executive Presence
How to develop it, even if you’re never in the office.
The Key to a Fulfilling Career? Variety.
To avoid ennui at work, diversify how you spend your time.
How to Stay Grounded Through Organizational Chaos
Six strategies to help you navigate layoffs, reorgs, and economic instability.
When You Think You’re Doing Good Work — But Others Don’t
Five steps to take when you learn that others’ perceptions don’t match up with your own.
Reinventing Your Career — When It’s Not Just About You
A two-pronged approach for thinking creatively about your next step.
How to Create Your Own “Year in Review”
A three-step exercise to pause and reflect on what worked — and what didn’t — over the past 12 months.
Overcoming Your Need for Constant Validation at Work
How to strike the right balance between trusting yourself and considering what others think.
How to Heal After a Toxic Incident at Work
There are four distinct phases — and each requires time and patience.
How to Become an Agile Learner
Strategies for honing this in-demand skill.