Career Lattice vs. Career Ladder: The Way Up Doesn't Have To Be a Straight Line

I've taken the approach of a career lattice vs. ladder, myself. About ten years ago, I left a Chief Information Security Officer role to join a larger company as an individual contributor. At the time a lot of people couldn't understand why I made this decision and thought I'd never be able to get another leadership role. Needless to say, this hasn't been the case for me and I am excited to share my story and show you why you don't always need to take the familiar path to progress in your career. You will walk away from this chat with: The confidence to take a non-traditional career path without stunting your career growth Tips for how you can make changes to your career plan to keep climbing the ladder or crossing career bridges