Usually you should embrace new tasks and responsibilities at work to demonstrate your potential, but sometimes an opportunity comes along that might only bog you down without advancing your career.

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Want to uncover a bigger, bolder vision for your career than you can imagine today? Try taking on a stretch assignment. That’s exactly what Tara Jaye Frank did. In 2014, when Frank was Vice President ...