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Models of Contribution Throughout Your Career – Episode 125
So you feel stuck. What is a change that will make a difference versus one that makes you feel the same in a new place? How do you take a step back and review your situation? In a topic brought up by Matt and as a continuation of the Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners model with Brian Gracely, we will dig into a couple models along with:
- Move from a state of independence to interdependence
- Career plateau vs contribution plateau
- Are you really looking for a promotion or do you just want a new challenge?
- Shifting your contribution with the same job title
- Work changes even if the title stays the same
- Think of work as assignment based
- Beware not contributing directly even as you work with other people
- Amy fights against the working-through methodology
- Refer back to Jeffrey Snover and his ability to work through other people
- Reflection on whether Stage 3 are useless middle managers
- Managers can be at any stage – people management does not equal progression of contribution
- The vulnerability as you move from individual contributor to people manager
- Thinking about how you pitch yourself on your resume
Career Plateau references:
- An Introduction Career Paths and Career Plateaus
- Career Plateaus Reconsidered (Research from 1988)
Stages of Contribution references:
- Introduction to The Four Stages of Contribution
- Four Stages of Contribution (Video)