Ep 98: The "Next Title" Trap That’s Hurting Your Career!
About this episode
In this episode, Tosca DiMatteo discusses the pitfalls of focusing solely on job titles in career advancement and emphasizes the importance of seeking growth and opportunities instead.
Hunting for the next title, that next rung of the upward ladder can be a huge mistake if you're looking for a long, sustainable, successful career. But if the title is your end all be all goal, then my dear, you have got to listen to this episode. You see the illusion is that the title gives us more leadership authority. The illusion is that it gives us more power, and more ability to influence. That is simply not the full truth. We have to ask ourselves, where is that belief coming from? Is it coming from a purely egoic standpoint? Is it coming from a place of proving energy? In the pursuit of what's next, what's more helpful than looking at job titles is to be crystal clear and articulate about what it is you're seeking. Are you seeking growth? Are you seeking a manager that believes in you? Are you seeking opportunities that expand your skill set? In this episode I provide a very specific example of where I took a left turn versus going straight up the ladder very early on in my career. I went from managing several employees to schlepping potatoes, literally. But I learned a whole other skill set. And it led to opportunities that I could never have imagined. Episode…
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