Experts say too many people suffer from a 'delusional belief' about their careers that doesn't do them any favors

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  • Writing in the Harvard Business Review, the psychology researcher Tania Luna and the Weight Watchers International executive Jordan Cohen said that a belief in the "career myth" — the idea that careers follow a linear path — is holding us back.
  • It's no longer the case that employees can expect incremental chances to advance up the career ladder.
  • Instead, they say, people need to embrace uncertainty by changing roles, or even industries, without a final destination in mind.

Published July 24, 2018

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