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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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Fuel Your Career: 17 Critical Skills When You’re a Young Leader Hungry for Success

Let's Grow Leaders

To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. And if you manage a young leader, please don’t use those despair-inducing words.) Not just the process you follow or the output you have to produce. Show up the conversation with genuine curiosity.

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The Art of Following Up for Executives

N2Growth Blog

Many say there is an art to the follow-up. For starters, follow up action is a signal many employers look for in judging candidates on their professionalism, general organization, and cultural fit. So how do you do follow up well? Could they be right? Does it really matter?

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Leadership Lessons From Lisa Lutoff-Perlo's Accomplished Career

Eric Jacobson

You will follow the impressive career journey of Lutoff-Perlo, from her stories as an ambitious young woman to first women President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises to Vice Chairman for External Affairs at Royal Caribbean Group. Today brings the new and inspiring book, Making Waves , by Lisa Lutof-Perlo.

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What Experts are Saying About Career Advice: May Frontline Festival

Let's Grow Leaders

For May’s Frontline Festival, I asked experts around the world to share their best career advice. Follow Joy @VizwerxGroup. Holding Career Conversations. Miller of The People Equation brings us Career Conversations: Leaders, Are You Getting It Right. Follow Jennifer @JenniferVMiller. Follow Ryan @jryan48.

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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. Seeking balance sets us up for failure and defeat.

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Create Commitment: 12 Habits to Build Agreement and Accountability

Let's Grow Leaders

In this final installment of our “Great Teamwork Series” we share 12 collaboration habits to create commitment and build momentum with follow through and results. Guarantee that any conversation requiring action ends with a specific person taking responsibility to follow through on an assignment. They work at it.