lynn's truisms: keys to career success
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Lynn's Truisms:Keys for Career
Success
What is a Truism?
● “a claim that is so obvious or self-evident as to
hardly be worth mentioning”
VUCA
VUCA is a term derived from the military to describe business today
● Volatile
● Uncertain
● Complex
● Ambiguous
The World is Full of Information
Maybe a little too much
...Can be overwhelming
However...You have the tools to help
However...You have the tools to help
However...You have the tools to help
Antidote to V.U.C.A
●
− Vision
− Understanding
− Clarity
− Agility
Strategies to Maximize Your
Effectiveness
You Remember...
“20% of what you hear” “30% of what you see”
“50% of what you hear and see”
“90% of what you teach”
Use Your Senses!
● You possess
− Sight
− Hearing
− Taste
− Smell
− Touch
Learn and integrate from each
Winners Are Always Prepared
Rule of 80/20
Success=80% Preparation
20% Execution
Winging It
Winging It ≠ Strategy for Success
VS
Practice...
● To become an expert, put in “10,000 hours” of
practice
● “Mozart had to work at least ten years before he
produced something that became popular”
(James Clear, Author of ‘Transform Your Habits’)
Deliberate Practice
● Working hard ≠ amount of time worked
● Practice with purpose
■ Become better at what you do
■ “What feels like struggle and frustration is often skill
development and growth”(James Clear, Author of ‘Transform Your Habits’)
■ Don’t fear getting tired
Be Curious
● Do your research
● Ask questions
● Study the greats in your field and how they performed
■ Every great performer cites an influence
■ Optimize your potential
“Be an Opportunity-Maker”
Former Wall Street reporter and current columnist for Forbes
(Kare Anderson, TED Talk, “Be An Opportunity Maker,”
September 2014)
● Hone your top strengths
● Become a pattern seeker
As an Opportunity Maker...
(Kare Anderson, TED Talk, “Be an opportunity maker,”
September 2014)
● Get involved in different worlds so that you are
trusted and can see those patterns
● Communicate to connect around sweet spots
of shared interest
(Kare Anderson, TED Talk, “Be an opportunity
maker,” September 2014)
Spheres of Influence--Individual Contacts
What Do You Do Really Well?
I’m a subject matter expert in…
● What makes you unique?
● What makes you special?
● What are your strengths?
Do you talk the talk and walk the walk?
What’s your tightrope in life?
Three Pillars of Society
● “Three Pillars to Society”
Rule of Law
Rule of Logic
Rule of Relationships
West
1) Law
2) Logic
3) Relationships
East
1) Relationships
2) Logic
3) Law
● “All are indispensable, but what’s most important to understand is that the starting points are different.”
(Alan Murray, Editor for Fortune Magazine, November 17, 2014)
Be Goal-Oriented (W5 + H)● Ask Yourself
“What do I want to do and what impact will it make?”
“How will to do it?”
“Why do I want to do it?”
“Who can help me?”
“When will I achieve these goals?”
●3 months? 6 months? A year? 5 years?
“Where do I want to be after achieving these goals?”
Be Prepared for Unexpected Questions!
How many tennis balls can fit in a
school bus?
What are you seeking in a new job, that you
don’t have in your current situation?
Always Remember...
“If you look like, walk like, and talk like a duck... and client
is looking for a duck...the more duck-like , the greater the
chances of being hired.”
- Lynn Hazan
● Do you match the job specs? the culture?
● Are you a duck?
Now that you have the keys, which door(s) will you open?
Presentation created by Lynn Hazan and Mahdi
Grady
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