7 tips that could save your career

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Growth in the profession and career is not an endless race: one day you will come to the finish line and realize that there is nowhere to grow further. We will tell you what to do if this has already happened.

What is a career ceiling and when does it arise

Even the most talented and hardworking employees one day stop moving up the career ladder. And this is not influenced in any way by their workaholism, or their personal qualities and desire to grow: they just really reached the maximum - in their company or even in the whole field. This is normal, and at first it can even be considered a reason for pride. But over time, the lack of movement even in the most attractive position and the realization that there is simply nowhere to develop further will begin to torment. And the consequence of this will most likely be burnout: interest in the work will fall, as will its quality, and this will also affect the results of subordinates. For many, this becomes the reason for dismissal "to nowhere": there is not always the strength to start all over again and the opportunity to find a more promising job and not "sag" on the salary.

The good news is that a career ceiling is not the same as the end of a career, and the situation can be changed - even without looking for a more promising job.

7 ways to help yourself and keep growing

If you are not ready to give up everything and start working for yourself (and this path is truly endless), try to act in a new way and get the most out of the circumstances.

Attend trainings and business seminars

You can endlessly learn new things, and this gives a feeling of constant development. Such events are also great as a tool for a personal reboot. If the training is of high quality, and the expert is charismatic, it at least energizes when the strength is already running out. In addition, it is in such an environment that one can easily and naturally acquire new useful acquaintances.

Choose not only those events that are directly related to your field. Whatever you do, you may find it useful, for example, a training in negotiation or a master class from an expert in public speaking.

Explore related destinations

There are probably dozens of professions in your field, where your accumulated experience would be useful, and you could discover new talents in yourself. And it's especially important that you don't have to spend years studying. For example, a Python programmer can quickly retrain into data analytics, an SMM manager can master the basics of the targeting profession, and a copywriter can not only write texts for selling landing pages, but also create such sites on his own.

It is quite possible that you will be able to apply new knowledge in practice in your own company: take the initiative and propose your candidacy for a new role.

Upgrade in your profession

For many managers in business, as well as in state and municipal structures, obtaining a business education becomes a natural stage of professional development. A suitable option is practice-oriented training programs developed by market experts, trainers and educators. This is, for example, MBA - Business Administration.

Such a program provides a complex of theoretical and practical knowledge in management, and the degree of Master of Business Administration significantly increases the rating of a specialist in the labor market. The most demanded in the spheres of production (31%), services (29%), trade (24%) and construction (16%). To enroll in this program, you need to have completed higher education and work experience of at least 2 or 3 years - depending on the requirements of the business school. Yes, MBA is for adults, so don't be embarrassed that you have grown out of your student age for a long time. More important is your desire to change your life, business, competencies, to have an open mind. By the way, out of 100 businessmen on the Forbes list of billionaires, 11 have an MBA master's degree.

Daria Yadernaya curator of the MBA programs "Management in the Fashion Industry" and "Strategic Marketing and Management" at the British Higher School of Art and Design

Such training gives the owners, first of all, a panoramic view of the business, an understanding of how to integrate new trends and delegate more fully, engage in more strategy and less operating systems. And, of course, useful networking, including valuable personnel for the company, partners for joint projects. For top managers, MBA can become a springboard for further career growth and wage increases, an opportunity to go into a related industry.

The "" program is suitable for you if you are a marketing director, commercial director, brand manager, head of communications or entrepreneurs, focused on the strategic development of your business. It was developed by two top educational institutions - MGIMO and the British Higher School of Design. The classic approach to MBA education combined with creative methods: modern technologies, business games, solving business cases and offsite classes at enterprises in Russia.

Training lasts two years, four full days a week every month. During this time, you will improve in several management disciplines - talent and risk management, personnel management, and also master new marketing technologies.

Look for opportunities even in obstacles

The current coronavirus pandemic has become a second wind for many. While some businessmen were counting losses, others tried to adapt to the circumstances and make money even in difficult times.

For example, practice has shown that those who managed to transfer the provision of services online were successful during the spring lockdown. For example, event agencies remotely held holidays and quests for customers, children's development centers moved classes for young visitors to the Web, and coffee shops quickly reoriented themselves to delivery.

Get inspired by someone else's successful experience

Other people's success stories are not only inspiring. They can also prevent mistakes, saving you time, money and hassle. Soak up the experience, study autobiographies, personal blogs and interviews with businessmen, politicians, designers, writers, artists. Surely many of them faced the same problems in their work as you did, and found very successful solutions that may be useful to you.

Believe in yourself

Remember your personal merits and professional success and do not underestimate them. Drive away the impostor syndrome, if you have one: it is he who prevents you from associating achievements with your own work and talents. This is necessary not only to be in good shape. If you are confused and do not know how to build your career further, make a list of your professional victories and think about how you achieved them. This will help you understand what your strengths are, what skills you have especially pumped up and what you especially enjoy doing. With this knowledge, it will be easier for you to understand what kind of work you would like to do, what is really important to you, and where your talents would be especially useful. You might realize that with your current experience, you could improve a number of processes in your current place of work - and free up enough time for family and personal development. And in this case, the career ceiling is already less depressing.

Make up your mind to change

Regardless of how carefully you have previously chosen a job, one day you may want to change something. And if the new is scary, find the courage and dare to bring something new to life. As an incentive, remember one of the golden quotes from renowned motivational speaker Jim Rohn: “If you don’t like the way things are, change it! You are not a tree."

It is normal to change the field of activity and the profession in general, especially since, as technology develops, more and more new specialties appear, and the existing ones die off as unnecessary.

If you are sure that your current profession has exhausted itself, then it is time to apply the acquired skills in another area. For example, among the students of the MBA program of the British Higher School of Design and MGIMO "" there were even employees of the Emergencies Ministry and the customs service.

The knowledge gained through this program will be useful to anyone who already works in the fashion sector or would like to build a career there. These are business owners - clothing enterprises or distributors of fabrics and shops, as well as stylists, image makers, personal shoppers and even journalists. Here they teach to come up with and implement strategies, manage operational activities and build a fashion business. Lectures and workshops on the topic of fashion as a business are conducted by practitioners and teachers from all over the world.