When I joined Woolworths straight from University in the late 70’s, they were like most large organisations – you were basically employed for life and provided with a well-defined career path for as long as you kept performing. Those days have long since disappeared. It is now widely accepted that for career progression you need to change organisations.
Priscilla Claman in her recent HBR article titled ‘There Is No Career Ladder’ outlines some practical alternatives to help people develop their career while staying in their current role, rather than focussing on ‘moving on’ for that next step up
See related article ‘Considering a Change of Jobs? 24 Questions Before Taking the Plunge’
