Career - Time to Move On?
How do you know when it’s time to move on to a new role or different company?
That’s one of the most important questions leaders I coach ask.
Here are ten signs it may be time!
- It is becoming harder to get up and go to work every day with positive energy
- You are doing the same work today that you were doing twelve months ago
- You are spending too much time fixing today's problems and too little time designing tomorrow’s solutions
- Your family and friends are concerned about your health, stress, and job satisfaction
- Your company is struggling to retain key clients and win new work
- Your boss takes your loyalty, production, and performance for granted
- Your boss assigns the most interesting new work and high-profile projects to other people
- Your compensation is falling behind market rates; your equity is becoming significantly diluted; or, you are missing big bonuses due to poor company-wide performance
- Two or more colleagues you respect have left your firm and are prospering happily in their new companies
- Your skills and experience should be positioning you for bigger career opportunities but you feel boxed-in by the culture, leadership, and performance of your current business
Is it time to move on to a new role or different company?
Although recognizing it’s time to go is a big step toward new experiences, make sure odds are good that you are moving toward a better place!
The grass is rarely greener on the other side of the fence ; )
