Warning: read these articles at your own risk!

About 10 years ago I was thinking about moving on from my job at the time.

There was nothing ‘wrong’ with the job, I was pretty good at the work, and I liked the people I worked with.

But I had a sense that I needed to move on. I felt a bit too comfortable and didn’t feel like I was being challenged or learning new skills.

I asked a friend for advice, and he suggested I read two articles from Harvard Business Review.

He said at the time: “I doubt you’ll find ‘the answer’ in either of them, but there may be a few ideas which help your thinking. Good luck with it all.”

I did find them very helpful, and soon after I resigned and started my own company.

In the years since, I’ve forwarded them to other friends who asked me for advice about a potential career change.

My warning about these articles comes from the fact that these two articles now have a 100% strike rate: the recipients have all left their current jobs within a few months. So, read at your own risk!

Of course, people who are thinking about leaving their jobs, often do. And it’s unlikely that a couple of articles really made much difference.

But they are worthwhile in their own right, and a worthwhile read for anyone considering their career options.

Check them out, links to both articles are below.

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career, by Herminia Ibarra

Managing Oneself, by Peter F. Drucker