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How to Make an Even Better Career Elevator Pitch

Let's Grow Leaders

Use this Simple Technique for a Better Career Elevator Pitch. Do you ever think of exactly the right thing to say — your perfect career elevator pitch — the moment you walk away from the conversation? This moment in my career helped launch me into the next level of leadership at the company I worked for.

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I Dare You to Do Better.

Rich Gee Group

In the 2016 film "Star Trek," a pivotal scene captures a moment of transformation for the protagonist, James T. Following a bar fight, Captain Pike challenges a young, egotistical Kirk with a powerful statement: “Your father was captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. In our careers, the fear of failure can be a significant barrier.

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Brilliant Careers Are Built With Bold Moves

Eric Jacobson

She encourages women to treat their career like an investment portfolio with early deposits of bold moves, courageous actions, and informed risk. One thing I know for certain that I wish to impart to you: Brilliant careers are seldom built without bold moves ,” says Hunter Arscott. Instead of asking: “How do I balance?”

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Decisions are hard. But they're really easy.

Rich Gee Group

The premise: “Our objective in making this film was something of a psychology experiment: We sought to capture people facing a difficult situation, to make a portrait of humans in doubt. How often in life (and our career) are we served up a powerful decision and we procrastinate? I want you to watch “The Ten Meter Tower”.

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Tune-in Tonight! SiriusXM Ch125 @ 9pm Eastern (6p Pacific)

General Leadership

As a teacher, author , blogger and social media consultant, Angela has spent the past twenty-two years working diligently to help learners of all ages succeed by recognizing their power as readers, writers, and global communicators. Lori Mixson, “the Last Angel” Twitter: @lastangel1970.

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Highlights – 27 March

Chartered Management Institute

Plus, the power of flexibility – for people and organisations 27 March View all 2023 CMI Highlights The ‘leaving do’ has long been a staple of working life, but the decisive moment – whether of actually quitting or being let go – has always been a private affair. People power is in the news in other forms too.

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The Big Picture of Business- Flip Sides, Second Acts and Successful Careers

Strategy Driven

It used to be said that people have three careers in them. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers. We benefit from going back and learning from our own early Body of Work, assuming that we stratregized our career to be a long-term thing, as Burt Bacharach did.

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