At this stage, you’re increasingly interdependent with others, balancing your own continued growth and development with taking on new responsibilities for developing others. You may be in a supervisory or managerial role, and seek to develop new areas of expertise and leadership, such as chairing a committee or leadership role in professional associations. You’re learning how to get work done through others.  You may be involved in strategic planning and exercising influence in a variety of ways.

What you should strive to attain

• Deeper, broader knowledge and expertise
• Leadership roles
• Working with/through others
• Organizational development and problems
• Networking
• Coaching and mentoring

How you can achieve these goals

• Look for opportunities to lead committees, mentor, train, or otherwise show your capabilities in making decisions and solving problems.
• Take time to renew your own skills and obtain additional training
• Look for complex and challenging assignments that allow you to take on increased responsibility
• Participate in strategic planning
• Find opportunities to represent the organization to internal and external groups
• Use career counseling to refine your professional growth plan