www.advanceweb.com | HEALTHCARE CAREERS | 2018 19 other words, if you put in your time, you are guaranteed nothing. As your time with the company grows, seek lateral transfers or increased responsibility without necessarily receiving a corresponding increase in title or pay. Realize you are making yourself more valuable to your employer and view the stretch assignments as an investment in yourself. Although we are living in a time of an increasing sense of entitlement, we must all take care of ourselves. 3. YOU CAN’T REST ON YOUR LAURELS. Sometimes people become complacent. They decide they don’t need to put in more effort, and stop striving for success. When you reach a goal, celebrate your success, but identify your next goal and begin to take action. When you stop moving forward and rest on your laurels, in actuality you are falling behind all the others who continue to move forward. 4. STAY CURRENT. Likewise, you need to stay current with industry trends by reading industry literature and blogs. If you are moving into management, read leadership books and blogs. New trends are frequently entering the workplace. You have the choice to be aware and lead the change, or to try and catch up. Joining industry and trade associations is another way to educate yourself about current trends. 5. WORK WITH NEW AND OLD GENERATIONS. A big issue in many industries is getting several generations to work well together. Each generation has different learning and working styles. You have several options to handle this reality. The first is to do nothing, since it’s your fellow employee’s responsibility to get with the program. You can leave it to your company’s leadership to implement a program to fix the problem. The higher percentage choice is to educate yourself about the differences between generations, the issues these differences bring to the workplace, and some things others are doing to address the issues. You can use this information to change how you interact. And to the extent you are able, you can use this information to help your company improve its processes. BEN’S PATH Ben took Jack’s advice to heart. After graduating from college, he got a job with a company in a different field. His education did not stop when he left school. He subscribes to industry and management blogs, and he has joined his industry association. He seeks out challenging assign- ments and develops relationships with other successful employees at his company. He has been identified by his management as a high-poten- tial employee, and he is one of the youngest employees at his level. Ben’s future is bright. 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