The corporate ladder is not something that was designed with you in mind. That org chart was designed (or, more likely, evolved) in reaction to a variety of operational business goals and crises.

Some of the career advice you've heard over the years might not be great. Instead of climbing the ladder, consider mapping out a non-linear career.

Your Career Is Not a Ladder. 2 Mental Models That Will Help You Be More Successful Steady upward progress is far from the only way to achieve great things in your career.

The career ladder is a lie. Why the best careers zigzag It’s easy to just progress along a linear path, but the best careers require risk-taking and looking for greater meaning, says this former ...