Mobility often leads to greater responsibility and status, as well as to increased pay and benefits.
Further, some people may value mobility in itself.
The mobicentric man, is someone who values mobility as an end rather than as a means: The mobicentric person values motion and action not so much because they lead to change, but because they are change and change is his ultimate value...
Freedom is a form of movement.
Frequently changes positions, sometimes just within one company (though never just within one department) and sometimes between companies...
For he or she, success is represented less by position, title, salary, or performance than by moving and movement.
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1: Maintain the widest possible set of options.
Don't get stereotyped.
Don't stay in technical work too long.
And, while it may be necessary to get staff experience, a good line reputation is also necessary.
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2: Don't get trapped in a dead-end position.
Try not to work under a superior who hasn't moved in more than three years.
Check to see that there are upward job routes open.
If there are not, try to get out of the situation.
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3: Become a crucial subordinate to a mobile superior.
A crucial subordinate is one that the boss needs as much as that person needs the boss.
A crucial subordinate will move when the boss moves.
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4: Always try for increased exposure and visibility.
Exposure refers to how often you are seen by those above you in the organization.
Visibility is how often you can see those above you.
Decades ago, people were told that the way to get to the top was to have a desk near the boss's door.
This advice that you don't get promoted if you aren't noticed is still valid.
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5: Be willing to practice self-nomination.
That is, let people in power know when you want a job.
Generally at least two moves in a career span are due to self-nomination.
Don't just wait for your boss or someone else to determine your options.
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6: If you decide to leave a company, do it at your convenience.
Leave on the best of terms.
Don't wait for the situation to get really bad or for a nasty face-off to occur.
Quit while you're ahead.
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7: Rehearse before quitting a job.
Don't leave in a state of high emotion.
Write out your resignation and wait a week.
Think the decision through.
Tell your family, take a week-long vacation, and bring your biographical data sheet up to date.
After a week, decide whether or not to quit.
But don't keep on rehearsing; one way or another, make up your mind.
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8: Think of the corporation as a market place for skills.
Learn which skills are in demand in a particular company or industry at a particular time.
Read business publications such as The Wall Street Journal or Fortune to find out which companies need your skills.
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9: Don't let success cut off your options.
Successful people in one area often can be successful in other areas.
Consider new careers.
Don't spend your life in a rut.