Many mid-career professionals dream of taking up leadership roles, especially C-suite designations, as they start moving up their career ladder. Their duties and responsibilities at that level give them some exposure to managing people and teams. But how can they start preparing for senior executive roles well in advance so that they can show readiness to take up the challenge? Very few organisations have an effective talent development or leadership development function that focuses on a sustained leadership career development path for mid-career professionals, says Gibin Varghese, Partner, WalkWater Talent Advisors. So employees in mid-career stages need to consciously work on managing their careers and its development, he says…