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CMI Highlights – 14 February

Chartered Management Institute

Towards Flexibility and Productivity ; ran a panel event, Shaping the Future of Apprenticeships ; and hosted a skills roundtable in Huddersfield, where West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin acknowledged the value of apprenticeships for career development. This year, the theme was “Skills for Life”. That work continues.

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Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers

Harvard Business Review

It’s not uncommon to meet a lawyer who’d like to work in renewable energy, or an app developer who’d like to write a novel, or an editor who fantasizes about becoming a landscape designer. Maybe you also dream about switching to a career that’s drastically different from your current job. Career Transitions.

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How to Choose the Right Protégé

Harvard Business Review

They also add rocket fuel to your career. As I explain in my new book, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor , just as “the sponsor effect” adds a quantifiable boost to a protégé’s pay, promotion, career satisfaction, and retention, “the protégé effect” leverages career traction for leaders. Fill in your gaps.

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Start Networking with People Outside Your Industry

Harvard Business Review

First, if your network has become too narrow, you limit your options in case of a career change, or a downturn in your company or industry. Additionally, you’re more prone to groupthink if you’re not exposed to diverse perspectives and points of view. If your network is weighted more than 70% in any direction (e.g.,

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You Are What You Eat … And What You Read

Frank Sonnenberg Online

In it, he interviewed me about my approach to personal development. I reached out to him to learn more about his approach to personal development. Sonnenberg: Did you ever notice that when you’re in the market for a new car, you seem to notice car ads more than usual? It’s very easy to get caught up in groupthink.

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Being the Boss’s Favorite Is Great, Until It’s Not

Harvard Business Review

You can get trapped in a version of groupthink, with a single set of shared relationships. Either way, you can end up without the bandwidth to seek out your own projects or skill development. Protect your career options. Research what your next move could be and find ways to develop relationships with other leaders.

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What Great Social Media Campaigns Get Right

Harvard Business Review

All too often, when marketers talk about their “social strategy,” they really mean a digital marketing strategy implemented on social platforms, rather than using social dynamics to benefit their business. Pepsi actually lost market share and fell to number three in the cola wars for the first time in modern history.

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