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8 Career Killing Habits
- By Mark Micheli
- October 11, 2012
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There are many reasons your career may have flat lined. But odds are, if you’ve been stuck in the same job without any advancement, you’re likely exhibiting one these eight career-scuttling habits, says Alison Green of Business Insider.
The eight habits in question include:
1. Not promoting your work
2. Getting defensive
3. Making rash decisions
4. Not being assertive
5. Being too negative
6. Lying
7. Being chronically disorganized
8. Not learning new technology
Green says you need to find professional ways to promote yourself and share your opinions while being open to feedback, being a positive presence in your office and exhibiting a desire to learn and be curious.
See a breakdown of each habit over at Business Insider. What other habits have you seen stall a career?
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Mark Micheli is the Special Projects Editor of Government Executive, editor of Excellence in Government Online and former Program Manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a correspondent for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
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