Typical scenario - "nothing is working at the moment, management is unconcerned, career graph shows a constant flat line, no change in role, no role exists beyond current role, meetings without any conclusion, demotivated team"
How to beat career stagnation and move on? What are some best practices to follow? Please share your thoughts! Saving Changes...
I agree with Andrew. Don't be afraid to focus on different areas of project management or take a side-step into something else. I went from PM, heavily into Risk Management, which then took me down another path to Business Continuity Management. I am in a place I never dreamed of when I took that first step into project management.
There are many rewarding careers related to project management now across IT, Information Security, Data Leakage Prevention, and Information Governance all of which use the concepts of project management to get programs put in place.
THINK BIG!!!!! :-) Saving Changes...
Karthik RamamurthyAuthor, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Hi Anupam: Thanks a million for posting this question regarding a situation almost everyone goes through in their career.
I see that there are already several excellent responses.
My two cents:
It is obvious that there is very little you can do in your current organization. However, nobody would advise you to jump before asking some very prudent questions:
1. What is my financial situation? Is entrepreneurship an option. If not, can I absorb a lower salary in the short-term at a job with better long-term prospects?
2. What is the big picture of my career? Where do I want to be in a few years?
3. Am I in a field or area that I'm passionate about? If not, do I have any alternatives?
4. What are the job prospects in my top alternatives? If they are good, are there any gaps in skills that I should fill by learning something new?
In short, take a considered, educated decision and look before you leap! Saving Changes...
