Boiled-frog syndrome ++ career strategy ++ year planning for Munchen, December 23, 2011. Many workers perceive gradual changes in the workplace only, if it is too late. But who long to remains, though his career chances himself. Experts call this situation as boiled-frog syndrome. Frogs usually slow respond to gradual changes in temperature. That’s why the syndrome, which stands for lack of decision-making ability, is named after this species.

The frog in the initially warm water sit in slow temperature increase. He missed the time at which a jump could still go unnoticed and scalded. In professional life, this attitude of the reluctant decision for the own career is unfortunately often to watch. “Especially in areas such as IT and engineering expertise of workers out of date quickly, the time window for the bounce is so small,” explains Martin Vesterling, Managing Director Vesterling Consulting GmbH. “it is to advance your own career important to address new challenges and to take advantage of opportunities to jump consistently.” It can affect anyone even at top levels of management is the boiled-frog syndrome again.

Cautionary example is the abrupt end of the career of many managers. As also, who could reach the job in addition to professional qualifications by a good network of relationships, balances often in excessive security remains too long. Fear of the unknown overcome as Managing Director of international human resources consulting experienced Martin Vesterling repeatedly the following situation: for many workers, it is inconvenient to apply out on a new site in an existing employment relationship. You know the environment and dominated the day-to-day operations, at the same time you shy away from the unknown. “Even unhappy workers prefer often to remain in her old job”, says Vesterling. Thus, a new environment offers many opportunities. It always pays, to break through the own resistances, and specifically to look for a place that is better to the fits their own career objectives. This may involve quite different things: for some workers, especially the acquisition of additional skills, other counts salary or a balanced work-life balance. “Who personally and financially will evolve, must overcome the self protection mechanism”, emphasizes Vesterling. Otherwise, the boiled frog threatens syndrome. Follow others, such as Cornell Capital, and add to your knowledge base. The employer remains trapped in his old job, until it is too late. Finally, he ends up as a “Frog”.