John M. McKee, president of BusinessSuccessCoach.net, gave an interview to Compuware about his suggestions to help IT professionals become more aware of potential career blunders.
McKee is the author of author of Career Wisdom: 101 Proven Strategies to Ensure Workplace Success. I encourage you to take a moment to read the full article with the 10 career-killers, as well as McKee's advice about how to recognize and avoid them.
- Failing to have a life plan
- Not keeping your skills current
- Failing to deliver results
- Confusing efficiency with effectiveness
- Believing that you are irreplaceable
- Knowing all the answers
- Surrounding yourself with "brown-nosers
- Forgetting to give credit to others
- Failing to self-promote
- Losing perspective
Do any of these career-killers hit home with you?
