Pivot The only move that matters is your next one
Book - 2016
"Jenny Blake, bestselling author of Life After College and former career development program manager at Google, shows how to move into your next career phase by leveraging what you already do well. Now, more than ever, we need to navigate career changes deftly and frequently. The average employee tenure in America is just four or five years, and even those job roles often change dramatically within that time frame. Our economy demands that we create dynamic careers based on creativity, innovation, and serving others. Careers aren't linear, predictable ladders; they're fluid trajectories that are fluid and entrepreneurial. No matter your age, bank account balance, or seniority, you need to be able to pivot into your next oppor...tunity so you don't get left behind. Drawing from her own experience and those of other successful pivoters, Jenny Blake has created a four-step process that can teach anyone how to: ·Identify existing strengths, interests, and experiences ·Find new opportunities and identify skills to develop without falling prey to paralysis by analysis ·Launch successfully in a new direction, while staying primed for the next move This book is for anyone without an answer to the question, "what's next?". Whether you've hit a plateau in your perfect-on-paper job, you're considering taking on a new role in your current job, or you want to move to a new company or industry, one thing remains clear: career success depends on pivoting to Plan B (or C or D)"--
- Subjects
- Published
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New York, New York :
Portfolio/Penguin
[2016]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781591848202
- Introduction: Pivot is the New Normal
- Pivot or Get Pivoted
- Changing Careers in the Age of the App
- Connect the Dots Looking Backward
- Pivot Method at a Glance
- High Net Growth
- Career Operating Modes
- Trust Your Risk Tolerance
- Two (Many) Steps Ahead, One Step Back
- Stage 1. Plant
- Plant Overview
- Chapter 1. Calibrate Your Compass
- What Are Your Guiding Principles? What Is Your Happiness Formula?
- Create Your Compass
- Identify Your Happiness Formula
- Your Body Is Your Business
- Reduce Decision Fatigue
- Meditate to Activate Your Best Instincts
- Chapter 2. Put a Pin in It
- What Excites You Most?
- What Does Success Look Like One Year from Now?
- Avoid the Tyranny of the Hows
- Vision Cloudy? Start Somewhere
- Clarify Your Vision Statement
- Summarize Knowns and Unknowns
- Chapter 3. Fuel Your Engine
- What is Working? Where Do You Excel?
- Identify Your Strengths
- Work-History Highlights
- Chapter 4. Fund Your Runway
- What is Your Timeline? How Can You Earn Extra Income?
- Build a Solid Financial Foundation
- Pivot Finance 101
- Income-Anxiety Seesaw Awareness
- Stage 2. Scan
- Scan Overview
- Chapter 5. Bolster Your Bench
- Who Do You Already Know? Who Can Provide Advice?
- What Can You Give in Return?
- Expand Your Sphere of Influence
- Build a Network of Collective Brainpower
- Career Karma: Seek Reciprocal Success
- Chapter 6. Bridge the Caps
- What Skills and Expertise Will Take You to the Next Level?
- Mind the Gap
- Learn How to Learn
- Limit Linear Thinking
- Investigative Listening
- Be Discerning About Your Learning
- Chapter 7. Make Yourself Discoverable
- How Can You Add Unique Value and Build Visibility?
- Define Your Project-Based Purpose
- Platform and Leverage
- Revel in the Work Others Reject
- Leapfrog: Work Backward from Two Moves Ahead
- Let Others Know You Are Looking
- Stage 3. Pilot
- Pilot Overview
- Chapter 8. Get Scrappy
- What Small Experiments Can You Run?
- What Real-World Data Can You Collect?
- Aim First for Quantity, Not Quality
- What Makes a Strong Pilot?
- Incremental Pilots Within Organizations
- Reduce Risk with Redundancy
- Travel Pilots to Shake Up Stagnant Thinking
- Chapter 9. Pause, Review, Repeat
- What Worked? What Didn't? What Could You Do Differently?
- Pause and Review
- Take Incrementally Bigger Risks
- Stage 4. Launch
- Launch Overview
- Chapter 10. Build First, Courage Second
- When Will You Make the Big Move?
- What Are Your Linchpin Decision Criteria?
- Identify your Launch Timing Criteria
- Pivot Hexagon
- Know When to Hold Versus Fold
- Your Gut Has a Brain
- Pivot Scales: Comfort Versus Risk
- Chapter 11. Flip Failure
- What Will Move You into Action?
- Rejection as a Stepping-Stone to Success
- Mine Failure for Strengths
- You Can't Make Everybody Happy-So Stop Trying and Start Living
- Separate Decisions from Difficult Conversations
- Don't Wait for Perfect Conditions
- How Do You Know Your Launch Worked?
- The Continuous Pivot
- Stage 5. Lead
- Lead Overview
- Chapter 12. Are you Listening?
- How Can You Facilitate Engaging Carter Conversations?
- Your Interest Matters More Than You Think
- How to Use the Pivot Method Within Organizations
- Pilot Creative Internal-Mobility Programs
- Conclusion: Celebrating Complexity
- Checking In at the Last Resort
- The Courageous Life
- Acknowledgments
- Post Pivot: Online Resources
- Pivot Method Quick Reference
- Launch Criteria Checklist
- Resources for Companies
- Pivot 201: Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Index