How to be "On the Top of Your Game"

Instead of "keeping your eyes and ears open and waiting for an opportunity to magically appear...

Be the leader that expects the best career outcomes from your strategic actions.

Too many professionals that aspire to eventual career advancement believe that the right opportunity will pop up at the right time or get on the train of applying online.?

"Luck and hope" is not a sure thing and most of us reach our objectives faster when we define them and create a strategy. ?Consider that today, we have new challenges in keeping our jobs and finding new advancement opportunities...

• Companies are downsizing to make use of new technology (hello AI).
• Competition is stiff. ? You have to BE ON TOP OF YOUR GAME with the smarts to plan and navigate your career so you can stand out and find hidden opportunities. ?
• You have to be sharper than the hundreds and thousands that are pursing the fewer available positions through job applications.?
• Job security means you must adapt to the changes that are affecting your current role.

Are You Adapting?

In order to adapt, you need to start with a solid foundation.

Take a look at this Wall Street Journal ARTICLE, regarding the shrinking tech industry and the expectation for employees to adapt to AI... ?

?Excerpt...

"While companies do want that high level AI talent, they’re also thinking that they can upscale or help rescale their existing staff...There’s a lot of pressure on existing technology workers ....That is the new reality, not just that they need to learn these skills, but, if they don’t, maybe companies will hire someone else who already does."

?This affects your job security, career advancement, and your ability to win over your competition. ?Do you consider yourself as open-minded and willing to adapt to new approaches??

These challenges can be overcome through professional development and education---but you have to have an open mind to change.

"How You Show Up with Me is?How You Show Up Everywhere."

Investing in professional development (a coach or mentor) will help you manage your mindset and deliver your value---to be on the top of your game. The ROI your career growth is fast, too.

As a coach, I found that this statement is very true: ?The way you present yourself to me (your communication, follow-up, etc.) is most likely happening elsewhere. ?It's important to have an outside perspective so you can decide if you want to make changes.

Here is a recent example of: ?"How You Show Up with Me is How You Show Up Everywhere." ?

?A recent prospective client was having challenges at work, feeling discounted and was not taken seriously by her immediate management and company execs. ?

Over the course of our 1 hour communication, and follow up, she demonstrated a lack of leadership skills, indecisiveness and not being open-minded---the same behavior was also causing the issues at work.?

?Without an outside perspective, the cost of losing is high...?

• You may never figure out what changes to make, you just know that something is wrong. ?
• You may fail at interviews and since an interviewer will not tell you how to improve, you have to figure it out yourself. ?
• A good coach will tell you and help make adjustments to communicate your value and confidence so you can be the stand-out candidate.

Up Your Game by Presenting Your ROI

Do you believe you have a high enough value to be the best, most productive candidate??

Grab this worksheet for presenting Your ROI

Instead of expecting to be recognized by your management team at your current job or as a high value candidate by a hiring manager during an interview, you can prepare yourself. ? Present your value and Return on Investment for the company that hires you. Show them how your value equates to dollars and cents.

Our Career Strategy Partnership Includes:

1. A step-by-step program to help you reach your career goal.
2. Identifying and presenting your business impact.?
3. A value-based, magnetic resume & profile.
4. Skills for strategic networking that find hidden opportunities.
5. Custom messaging that leads to meeting with hiring managers.
6. Developing research strategies to find prospective hiring managers.?
7. Interview Strategies that ensure offers.
8. Branding and thought leadership strategies.
9. Support between coaching sessions.?
10. A tools library with templates and videos that help you create.

5 Reasons To Learn Adaptability As A Leadership Skill In 2024

Forbes Article by Rachel Wells

"Adaptability is at the root of innovation, and it is one of the distinguishing factors between a business (and career) that succeeds and one that becomes obsolete.?

It is also one of the root causes of career progression and development. Without being adaptable you stall your growth."

READ ON!

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