Better management practices allow taking advantage of opportunities, some of which are lost due to the everyday workload and emergencies to attend.
When we hear ourselves say "I did not have time for lunch" or "I still have 30 emails to answer," we must stop and analyze what we are doing wrong; surely we are transmitting to the company that aching feeling of continuous pressure which weakens the ability to think.
The successful career of a manager goes through 5 stages. Check not to be anchored in one of them, it can prevent career success.
Maturity as a human being begins with childhood, then as teenager, youth, and finally adulthood is reached. Many people get stuck in one of these stages; those people can be described as immature.
The same applies to the managerial career, which necessarily passes through 5 stages of professional growth.
If you really want to move up in the corporate world, try to learn from those already there: CEOs.
Steve Tobak, in his column 'The Corner Office', remarks: "In the past we’ve talked about all kinds of management tools and leadership qualities, but this time, we’re going to cut right to the chase. You won’t find these five tips anywhere else, since you’re the first ones to read them"
Those aspiring to managerial positions must learn, before anything else, to behave like grown ups.
Reaching the managerial level and being a successful executive is very similar to reaching adulthood. When we are children, we are protected, and our tutors make life easy for us. Such protection grows thinner as we get older, demanding more and more from us just to keep pace. It's call growing up...