How to snowball your career onto a positive trajectory
Rule #2 — Leave your job when you are going up
When you are on a high it is time to step off the comfort zone
“Leave your job when you are going up”
This was the advice I was given by a great manager many years ago, he then went on to explain why….
He was the sort of person who genuinely cared for people, and believed if people were happy in their jobs it rippled through to the business. And vice versa if someone was in the wrong job then he would have an honest 1:1 and assist them to move teams, change role, or leave the business. This didn’t mean firing them but coaching and helping them, reviewing a CV, discuss career goals etc
As for leaving a business, the advice was easy to understand and one I have subsequently used in discussions with people.
There will come a point when you are really excelling in your carer at a business, you may have been promoted a few times, completed a successful project, everyone wants to be associated with you, and you are hurtling along. At this stage, you have positive career momentum, and it is continually pushing you forward. Now is the time to move!
