Career Progression and Requisite Characteristics - A diagram

1.      Entry ladder : This is first ladder wherein one joins any company after acquiring or completing his/her education with the inborn assets.

2.      2nd ladder : To climb towards second step of the career ladder , you have to demonstrate the education or skills to upgrade you to the next level.  Here , your education / skills and inborn assets plays a vital role to take you further in this ladder.

3.      3rd Stage : Above two levels are execution levels and from the third stage, junior management cadre starts.  From here , you have to demonstrate one another characteristics efficiently as POLC – Planning , Organizing , Leadership and Controlling because from this level , you have to manage a team wherein these characteristics helps you to sustain in this level and after demonstrating these abilities into you daily activities, this will pave the way to another higher level in the ladder.

4.      4th step : This is the step which covers the senior management of the company and here, all the above demonstrated characters are required and effective time management and motivation is also required to sustain in that position.  Because in this level , time management is required to do several activities and you have to charge your team always.

5.      Last 5th and 6th level : These levels are categorized as Top management wherein Patience, strategy  and risk taking capabilities are also required in the growth of the organisation.

Although all the characteristics are required in certain proportion in every stage but these characteristics are required mainly to sustain in that level. 

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