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IF YOU OBSERVE THEM CLOSELY, you will see that careers<br />

and businesses follow predictable cycles, like the seasons<br />

of the year. Most enterprises follow a cycle that<br />

resembles an ‘‘S’’ lying on its side, and this is known as the<br />

Sigmoid Curve. All new activities start out at the high point<br />

of the ‘‘S’’ on the left, then head downward during a learning<br />

phase, head back up as they experience a growth phase, then<br />

level off at the top before declining again. (See Figure 7-1.)<br />

The cycles described by the Sigmoid Curve do not just<br />

apply to careers and businesses. They describe the life cycles<br />

of products and services, relationships, institutions, and the<br />

life spans of nations and empires.<br />

Take a moment to assess where your life and your career

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