Career Growth in a Flat Organization

....Career Growth in a Flat Organization, by Donna Deeprose

1)	In this company, have you held at least two different jobs performing entirely different functions?

	Yes
	No

2)	Have you identified and pursued opportunities-e.g. on cross-functional teams or in other departments -- to volunteer your services outside of your own work unit?

	Yes
	No

3)	Do you volunteer for dull-sounding projects that nobody else wants?

	Yes
	No

4)	Have you developed a network of people throughout your organization who have expertise you can call on and who sometimes call on you to share yours?

	Yes
	No

5)	Do you read and understand all the financial information published -- e.g. in the annual report, news releases, and business press -- about your company?

	Yes
	No

6)	Do you religiously follow the news of your industry and your competitors in the general and trade press?

	Yes
	No

7)	Have you ever proposed and organized a cross-functional team to carry out a project that (directly or indirectly) impacted your organization's bottom line?

	Yes
	No

8)	Have you contributed vigorously to a project led by someone else that contributed directly to accomplishing the organization's goals?

	Yes
	No

9)	Do you approach your performance appraisals with documentation of all your accomplishments during the performance period?

	Yes
	No

10)

Do you have a mentor with broad contacts in the organization?

	Yes
	No

Do you work in a flat organization with precious few rungs up the corporate ladder? Do you feel stuck with nowhere to go? There may be more opportunities in your organization than you think. Take the assessment below to see if there is more you can do to grow your career within the company you work for now.

Answer yes or no to each of questions that follow.

Begin Assessment.

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