When talking about building successful careers, the typical
focus can be on how to move ahead of the competition and climb the
corporate ladder. But 'career success' can also mean making
a difference in people's professional lives and nurturing them
to be the best they can be.
However you define a successful career, there are three valuable
lessons that I have learnt through my years in the workforce, most
recently as Managing
Director of TMF Netherlands. I hope these points can
help guide you to your own career success.
1. Building a successful career is not something that you
do alone – you do it with others.
Contrary to popular belief, achieving personal career success
isn't something you do on your own. How you contribute and what
your contribution means to your clients, your company, and your
colleagues helps put your success into perspective. My greatest
successes were never my own, they were the team's. It was the
collective that did it. That is why to
