This week I must have received about 10 emails proclaiming what I need to climb the corporate ladder. Just nuts! Guess what? Here’s the secret … there isn’t a ladder. If you talk to most people who are successful in the corporate world and ask them "what was their path to get here". Most will say the 1st off it was more like a journey than a path. 2nd their ascent to the top was more like a zig-zag trail than a ladder. Like a mountain with walking trails carved into the s

There is an ideal in most companies that there is an order to how a person can rise to a certain level of success. Some believe you have to start at the bottom, or someplace close to it, then rise from there. Not only do they have an idea of where you should start from but also where you should land at each interval of your career. What you should do at each level, how long you should be at each level and who you need to befriend to get to the next place. Kind of sounds OK, b

I know... Where is The Plan you keep promising? It's coming. I'm editing now. Before Your Plan shows up I have an important question for you? Are you ready to Divorce your company, some of your network and a few of your "go to" professional habits? I spent the evening walking every isle and table at the bookstore. I saw a lot of books about how to make friends, connect your network, build business skills, close the deal. However, I didn't see anything that talked about the p