Career Development: Shifting from Nicety to Necessity

Survival of an organization depends on employees and employers working in tandem to meet career and organizational goals.

It all used to be so predictable symbolic of a simpler and more stable work-life environment. We educated ourselves in one or more areas of interest, settled into an organization that could use our talents, worked diligently to move up the corporate ladder, and collected a gold watch at the mandatory 65-year retirement age.

However, the complex interplay of social, economic