Chapter 21. Keeping a Positive Attitude Through Plateau Periods and Reorganizations

“It’s hard enough during regular times.”

Thought for the Day: Appreciate the rules of the road—caution, stop, and go— as you keep a watchful eye on the important targets in life.

Keeping a positive attitude takes on a new dimension when an ambitious employee reaches a plateau period in her (or his) climb up the corporate ladder. (A plateau is a long waiting period in which the role and the responsibility of the employee remain static.) Small automatic or cost-of-living pay increases may occur, but significant jumps do not. Sometimes plateau periods can last ...

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