You're aiming to future-proof your career in Business Operations. What steps should you consider taking?

1. Continuous learning: Stay updated on industry trends and technologies. 2. Expand skills: Develop expertise in data analysis and process optimization. 3. Network: Build relationships with industry professionals. 4. Adaptability: Embrace change and new challenges. 5. Leadership: Develop management and strategic thinking skills for future roles.

Dans le domaine des Sales plus qu'ailleurs il est nécessaire de sans cesse apprendre et se réinventer. En effet, de nouveaux arrivants avec de nouvelles techniques apparaissent sans cesse pour nous concurrencer et la hiérarchie exerce également une pression. En apprenant de nouvelles compétences, que ce soient des soft-skills ou bien des hard-skills, on renforce notre position et on montre notre état d'esprit.

Perspectives from the non-profit/NGO space in media and education: 1. Keep yourself updated with the latest subject matter knowledge - since in this space, subject matter is a key driver of biz ops 2. Focus on easier tools for project tracking and management. In my experience, for smaller orgs, large enterprise softwares are an overkill and often counterproductive 3. Incremental biz ops changes in line with business objectives needed - big bang process ops changes/ radical re-engineering may not yield best results. Final Words: NGO/non-profit space operates with a different dynamics - so stay updated with/abreast of only what is relevant.

In both small companies and large, your ability to scale impact in processes (and business outcome) is what sets apart the best operators. One huge way of getting leverage—at low cost to the org—is the ability to build with no-code/low-code tools, automations, and AI. To use them well, you need to understand how these tools work, what they are best suited for, how to create controls for them, and—above all—which business cases to prioritize in building them. I've gotten a ton of mileage from Max Haining's 100 days of no-code plus fluency with SQL and the most popular LLMs. With these in your toolkit, you'll be able to create scaled impact without waiting for engineering/IT or for additional headcount.

As a business student, I think that I have already taken the first step by enrolling myself on a course that teaches me the software and practical skills required to excel at operations. I had 4 years of industry experience and then after knowing what the real world requires I paused work and I am working towards developing my skills. The same thing doesn't need to work for you. Many colleagues still feel that working and learning goes hand-in-hand. It worked for them and they have seen growth in their field. Always remember to focus on Developing Tech-Savvy Skills Cultivate Adaptability and Soft Skills Specialize in a Domain Network and Build Your Brand