Assessing your executive and personal success

Abstract

Business faces formidable challenges in the 1990s. Increasing competition, technology, changing market structures, and fluctuating economic cycles are making it increasingly difficult for executives to gain long‐term security within their organizations. To be competitive in the dynamic workforce, executives must strategically know and exploit key opportunities based on their unique strengths, limitations, and business orientation. Without the ability to target key opportunities, executives are destined to fall short of their most important objective: executive and personal success. Explores some of the most common career development myths and offers suggestions for advancing the frontiers of one′s career and personal success.

The role of visibility and career advancement of women in Kenya

“…According to (Aswathappa, 2005) one's presence at social functions and events provide social interaction and a source of information about career opportunities. To enhance career advancement opportunity one needs to join a support group to be able to listen to others and develop empathy and other key interpersonal relationships (Zajas, 1995). Vinnicombe and Colwill, (1997) indicate that associations can make women more visible in society encourage them to contribute and develop.…”