Career success used to be defined in terms of climbing the corporate ladder and moving up the salary scale, often sacrificing personal aspirations other way. However, social and economic changes have altered not only the nature of the competition, but the priorities of people and their perceptions of professional development. Instead of steady climbing, career is regarded as winding paths form in accordance with the various stages and cycles of life. The author analyzes the change and describes four ways in which companies can manage personal and professional development of its employees, based on the features of flexibility, focused on the development of relations, visibility and transparency, and diversity. "Hide
on Bog Las Heras Source: IESE-Insight Magazine 8 pages. Publication Date: December 15, 2011. Prod. #: IIR062-PDF-ENG
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