Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. With unemployment currently at 4.1% and economic uncertainty looming, ...

Turning down a promotion is not a sign of failure or a lack of ambition. Instead, it’s a strategic decision that takes into account your career goals, personal life, and overall well-being The allure ...

The following is an excerpt from Focus: Using Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence. Most people in every workplace, classroom, or community on the planet belong to one of two ...

For employees climbing the corporate ladder, the distinction between advancement and promotion can be insignificant. However, advancement differs from job promotion in several ways. Differences can ...

For most employees, jobs are temporary footholds in a ladder to some ideal position at the top. To the most ambitious of us, that position is the CEO or President of the company, but to others, it’s ...

Social promotion is the practice of passing students along from grade to grade with their peers even if the students have not satisfied academic requirements or met performance standards at key grades ...