In any career, there is a moment when you are no longer need to be pushed up from below, but rather pulled up from above. Know when that moment comes and adjust your strategy accordingly.

This promotion is a reflection of the outstanding job Neal has done managing the Atlanta region and also the outstanding role he has played mentoring a large group of Business Wire managers. He has consistently demonstrated a very creative approach to both sales and management and has built a very successful and loyal client base over the past 14 years.

The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.

We don’t deserve our job. Period.

Our career mantra should be learn, relearn, repeat.

There remains a natural career progression even though the tougher job climate seeks to delay it.