A Career Hazard

Yesterday's post focused on staying current with trends in your industry, trends in your vocation, and trends in science and technology. Our emphasis was on enhancing creative skills. Since most readers of this blog are first-line managers, today I will recast the list with a different focus.

Being creative is one thing. Keeping your job is another. Times change. The world changes. Technology changes. If you don't stay current with the new technologies, methodologies, and best practices being applied to your industry and vocational area now, you will soon become technically obsolete. And that can be hazardous to anyone's career, manager or not.

Managers at all levels must also understand that management practices evolve and change as well. Of course some practices are tried, true, rock solid and everlasting (at least for the time being). But others are not. Especially in the "soft skills" of management including human relations, motivation, leadership and communications. If you are a manager and you don't stay current with management best practices, you will soon become managerially obsolete. And that can be hazardous to your management career.

About me: Dan Pelley frequently updates his programs to include recent trends and current best practices. You can learn more about his programs by clicking here to visit his website.

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