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The assumption that hard work alone will lead to recognition and opportunities might once have held true, but today it's up to individuals to make the value they offer visible, according to a leadership consultant.

Employers exacerbate the problem when they give the impression employees will automatically receive enthusiastic recognition and exciting opportunities if they work hard, which can then lead to disappointment and disillusionment, Work Fame author Leanne Hughes tells HR Daily.

"The reality is that it really is up to the individual to drive their own career... the expectation that 'our organisation will do all of this for you' [is] the wrong expectation to set."

In contrast, employers can encourage a proactive mentality to career success by spotlighting leaders who have driven their own careers, and sharing stories of what people have achieved through their own discretionary effort, Hughes says...