The Real "What if...?"
I was walking back to the office after lunch the other day, and I caught myself thinking - what if? What if I had never left my first job with the civil service? I remember I was balancing an offer to further my studies overseas (which would have meant staying with the civil service) against taking a job outside. I took the job. Could I have missed out on a better career staying where I was? Later on, I was working in a bank, and had done well enough to get a nice promotion to a regional role. I remember I was balancing staying on with this nice title, versus going to my current employer in a smaller role. I took the smaller role. Could I have missed out on a better career by staying? Several years ago, I was sent to an overseas executive management course. For a couple of months, I was surrounded by CEOs and CEOs-to-be. The executive coach asked each of us in our individual coaching sessions - what next steps do you want to take, so you can be CEO? Now, I am humble and realistic eno