As an HR professional, I understand that there needs to be certain rules and guidelines in place; rules to ensure a safe, legal, and productive environment for our employees. But when we spend too much time focused on those rules and who might break them, we lose sight of what our true purpose should be: providing the support to perpetuate the success of our organizations through our people.
There are no rules to getting ahead. Those rules are a fallacy. There are barriers and there are difficulties, but just like there is no pixie dust that will make you successful, there are no rules that prevent you from doing good things that will make you successful.
Regardless of how hard we work, our career may come down to some defining moments and these defining moments are ours to manage and take into our own hands.
When I married, people told me not to use my new married name because it was too ethnic, too long and too difficult. I would not hear of it.
What do networking with others and accepting constructive criticism have in common? They are critical to your career success.