When it comes to driving your own development to advance your career, there is a misconception that if there is no obvious role in front of you then there is no opportunity to advance or grow. However, this is not true. There are many ways to grow and many ways to improve your readiness for the next level. 

Listen to this episode to learn three things you can do right now to drive your own development, and ultimately advance your career. 

Self Assessment Tools: 

• How to: Competency Forced Sort 
  • Using the Houzz Competency Framework for as your guide you will have the opportunity to identify the key behaviors needed to excel in your role and rank them in order or strength and areas of growth you can focus on. 
• Strengthsfinder
  • This online test (formerly named the Clifton StrengthsFinder) measures your specific order of 34 CliftonStrengths themes.
  • This is your talent DNA. It explains the unique ways you accomplish your goals by building relationships, thinking strategically, executing plans and influencing others.
• High Five Self-Assessment
  • This is essentially a free version of the Strengthsfinder test. 

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