Continual Career Renewal: Up and to the right
Continual Career Renewal: Up and to the right John Lefferts At a recent industry conference, I was deeply honored to be inducted into the FINSECA Management Hall of Fame , a moment that felt like a milestone in my career journey. As I prepared my acceptance speech, I kept circling back to the S Curve, or Sigmoid Curve, a concept from management thinker Charles Handy that has shaped how I view growth in careers, relationships, and organizations. This simple yet profound model captures the cyclical nature of progress, and it’s been a guiding light through my own professional life. Below is a visual of the S Curve: 2012 Juan C Mendez and Whitney Johnson, all rights reserved The S Curve maps a career’s path. It starts with a humbling "learning curve," where progress is slow, and you might even feel like you’re moving backward as you wrestle with new skills. With time, competence and confidence build, leading to a steep growth phase often triggered by a pivotal moment. As you app...
