{"id":1507,"date":"2016-11-22T08:35:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2016-11-21T13:39:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T18:39:31","slug":"models-of-contribution-throughout-your-career-episode-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2016\/11\/models-of-contribution-throughout-your-career-episode-125\/","title":{"rendered":"Models of Contribution Throughout Your Career &#8211; Episode 125"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you feel stuck. What is a change that will make a difference versus one that makes you feel the same in a new place? How do you take a step back and review your situation? In a topic brought up by Matt and as a continuation of the\u00a0Pioneers, Settlers and Town Planners model with Brian Gracely, we will dig into a couple models along with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Move from a state of independence to interdependence<\/li>\n<li>Career plateau vs contribution plateau<\/li>\n<li>Are you really looking for a promotion or do you just want a new challenge?<\/li>\n<li>Shifting your contribution with the same job title<\/li>\n<li>Work changes even if the title stays the same<\/li>\n<li>Think of work as assignment based<\/li>\n<li>Beware not contributing directly even as you work with other people\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-21-at-8.38.50-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1508\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-21-at-8.38.50-AM.png\" alt=\"Stages of Contribution\" width=\"443\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-21-at-8.38.50-AM.png 734w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-21-at-8.38.50-AM-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amy fights against the working-through methodology<\/li>\n<li>Refer back to <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2015\/04\/making-a-powerful-impact-with-jeffrey-snover-ep-81\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffrey Snover<\/a>\u00a0and his ability to work through other people<\/li>\n<li>Reflection on whether Stage 3 are useless middle managers<\/li>\n<li>Managers can be at any stage &#8211; people management does not equal progression of contribution<\/li>\n<li>The vulnerability as you move from individual contributor to people manager<\/li>\n<li>Thinking about how you pitch yourself on your resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Career Plateau references:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jposc.org\/career_management\/content\/career_advice\/career_plateaux-en.html\">An Introduction\u00a0Career Paths and Career Plateaus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bear.warrington.ufl.edu\/weitz\/papers\/Career%20Plateaus.pdf\">Career Plateaus Reconsidered<\/a> (Research from 1988)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stages of Contribution references:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/static.kornferry.com\/media\/sidebar_downloads\/FourStagesofContribution_HighRes_12092014.pdf\">Introduction to\u00a0The Four Stages of Contribution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vw_T9NR-pkQ\">Four Stages of Contribution (Video)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8171\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1507-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1507-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you feel stuck. What is a change that will make a difference versus one that makes you feel the same in a new place? How do you take a step back and review your situation? In a topic brought up by Matt and as a continuation of the\u00a0Pioneers, Settlers&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2016\/11\/models-of-contribution-throughout-your-career-episode-125\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Models of Contribution Throughout Your Career &#8211; Episode 125<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8172\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1507-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1507-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Contribution-Frameworks-Episode-125-.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1511,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions\/1511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}