Month: May 2019

  • SUSTAINING OUTLIER PERFORMANCE

    Constructing a workable, tenacious career trajectory will result in sustained success over time. Individuals who put the effort, wisdom, and willpower into planning their professional futures will become positive outliers, or people who distinguish themselves from the crowd. Becoming a positive outlier requires an avoidance of rigidity and a constant eye to the changing future.…

  • THINK BIG, ACT SMALL, MOVE QUICK

      Building and managing a trajectory involves breaking down professional goals into manageable steps. Everyone is familiar with the experience of dreaming big, but many people get lost in the execution. Setting goals is the first step in achieving a goal-oriented career trajectory. Difficult but attainable goals consistently result in the greatest success, but there…

  • UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN AGENDA

    Uncovering a hidden agenda requires a highly developed emotional intelligence, or the ability to listen to and empathize with others. The pitching team can follow a series of steps to arrive at the hidden agenda: 1. Prepare by going beyond the client’s or prospect’s brief — the statement of the problem that needs solving. The…

  • UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN AGENDA

    Uncovering a hidden agenda requires a highly developed emotional intelligence, or the ability to listen to and empathize with others. The pitching team can follow a series of steps to arrive at the hidden agenda: 1. Prepare by going beyond the client’s or prospect’s brief — the statement of the problem that needs solving. The…

  • Power of Feedback

    The importance of feedback as a tool for personal change and professional development cannot be overstated. Deep feedback involves seeking out substantive, often critical advice on performance, attributes, and style. Asking for this type of feedback can be a distressing experience, especially in a culture conditioned to preserve self-esteem at all costs. The value of…