---
title: "The Trident Model of Career Development"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-trident-model-of-career-development-e4zsoxa5z
source_url: https://www.patkua.com/blog/the-trident-model-of-career-development/
type: article
source: "Pat Kua"
published: 2024-05-15T11:57:24.020Z
updated: 2024-05-15T11:57:22.100Z
tags: ["career"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The Trident Model of Career Development

**[Pat Kua](https://daily.dev/sources/patkua)** · 5 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Tech companies often use growth frameworks or career ladders to define shared expectations for growth and promotion. However, career ladders have limitations and can be treated as checklists. The Trident Career Model offers three tracks for career development: the Management Track, the Technical Leadership Track, and the True Individual Contributor Track.

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