career progression

Forbes Business Council Members Identify Career Setbacks That Drove Professional Growth in New Roundup

Twenty Forbes Business Council members published reflections on July 17 identifying career challenges that accelerated their professional development, with executives citing burnout recovery, language barriers, and scaling failures as formative experiences that reshaped leadership approaches, accord

Former Workday CEO Credits Attitude Over Credentials for Career Success, Amazon’s Jassy Agrees

Former Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach told McKinsey’s *Inside the Strategy Room* podcast in August 2025 that workplace attitude determines career trajectory more than job titles or credentials, a view Amazon CEO Andy Jassy publicly endorsed in 2024. Eschenbach, 59, who stepped down from Workday’s chief

Mid-Career Professionals Trapped by Competence, Forbes Analysis Identifies Two Advancement Barriers

Forbes career expert Sho Dewan identified two workplace dynamics trapping mid-career professionals in stagnant positions—the “experience trap” where competence prevents advancement and the “reputation silo trap” where team-level excellence remains invisible to senior leadership—in an analysis publis