Boost Your Career
Changing what’s going on around you can revitalize your career.
There are politics in every business and you can’t totally ignore it. It is best to focus on your own achievements, not the noise around you. “People who find themselves stuck in negative emotions start politicking with others,” says Susan David, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based research affiliate in the psychology department at Yale University. “Negativity can be self-sustaining within a group.”
Further education can be the single best boost to your career. Finish up that bachelors degree if you haven’t and hit the books, night school or whatever it takes to obtain you MBA. In this employment market these degrees are wonderful investments. “An MBA is a great way to jump-start your career and move yourself to the next level,” says Stacy Blackman, a Los Angeles consultant who helps students get admitted to MBA programs. “It’s a very good chance to change disciplines, to completely change careers.”
Be willing to relocate. Sometimes location is the biggest barrier to next steps in a career.
