Tag: growth

Connecting the dots

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See the opportunities to connect the dots.

A colleague might be working on a project that is related to the work a person in a different department is doing.

Your campaign’s results might be an important learning for those who come after you.

The feature that is ready to be released might be a fantastic opportunity to create new content about your key differentiator.

The outcome of a workshop organised by the management team might be relevant to share with your external partners, so they can also see what your company is about.

The point is that most of the things that are achieved in a business do not end there. They open up new opportunities, they are linked to other initiatives, they can be repurposed in various circumstances. That’s why auditing what is happening at any given time is much more important than pursuing something new.

Not a single way

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The world is full with people that define success in a single way.

Nothing bad with that, but the reminder is that success has different shapes, it comes at different times, and it is your responsibility (not theirs) to define how success looks like for you.

The lock and the key

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First, you need to figure out what story you have to tell.

Second, you need to figure out who might be interested in the story you have to tell.

Third, you have to tell the story.

One and two might be interchangeable, and actually it is generally a good idea to search for a lock and then fashion a key.

But the problem is that most just go with three.

Three skills

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Three skills you deeply need in every job.

  1. The capacity to manage expectations. When are things coming, why are we prioritising this over that, what is the focus for this quarter, why are we changing what we previously communicated. Do it often, be consistent, and be mindful of everyone who needs to be involved.
  2. The capacity to deliver on promises. Very much linked to number one, and arguably one of the biggest reasons why people fail at the work they do. It’s a matter of being proactive and realistic about what you can achieve, it’s about saying no and I can’t, then shifting gear towards number three.
  3. The capacity to focus. It’s impossible to set expectations or deliver on promises when continuously distracted by a new trend, a new urgency, a new need. Stick to it for long enough and build your credibility.

Start working on these today to get an insane edge in whatever role you want to master.

Expanding and contracting

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What if you do not need an extra hour?

What if hiring a junior team member is not the best solution?

What if onboarding a new big customer is not what’s best for your people at this stage?

What if 30% growth is not sustainable for the type of company you want to build?

The point is not aiming to have more to achieve more. And the point is also not aiming to achieve more by having less. The point is aiming to achieve what make sense.

Over performing is not the best choice for most of us, because when we do that we take things away from other parts of our lives, from other people in our lives, from things that matter is life.

So, what is the work you want, and need, to do?

Anne Helen Petersen, The Expanding Job