I have been thinking of greener grass on and off over the last few months, but I have a friend who works in a services company and she has been thinking a lot about the other side of the fence.<\/p>\n
Let me be a bit clearer. She provides services by the hour. And she always wonders what it is like to be on the other side. To work inside for a company. And she gets offers. And sometimes the pay is better.<\/p>\n
Today, she called and asked my advice on a real, honest to goodness offer. So I asked why she was interested and the number one reason was the opportunity for advancement. OK, let’s pause and think this one through:<\/p>\n
1) She is currently a high level service provider with minor management responsibilities in a service company. She is a Subject Matter Expert who is encouraged to mentor the rest of the team.<\/p>\n
2) The company is growing and is in the early stages of that growth.<\/p>\n
3) If she takes the new job, she will be the only expert in the subject at the new company which is also experiencing growth.<\/p>\n
So if the opportunity for advancement is the goal, which company is the place to be?<\/p>\n
As companies grow, who moves up? The experts in the core business. It isn’t the experts among the support staff that run a company. You are a distributor of plumbing products and you need a new operations or marketing manager? Who do you tap? The IT manager? Hmmm. On the other hand, you are a growing IT services company? Who do you tap to be Customer Service Manger, or QA Manager? An accountant? A Lawyer? Or how about your best service provider?<\/p>\n
Is there a moral to this story? Well, that remains to be seen, but having a deep understanding of your core operational model is a key to advancement, or rather should be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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