Reid Hoffman outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates: (1) Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and market realities, (2) Proactively build and leverage your network as opportunities are connected to people, (3) Take intelligent risks as playing it safe is risky and the best opportunities have question marks but less competition. Graduation is the beginning, not the end, of learning as each day presents opportunities to learn, do, and be more in one's career and life.
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The document outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates according to Reid Hoffman:
1. Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and understanding market realities.
2. Proactively build and leverage your network as opportunities are connected to people. Your existing network is larger than you think.
3. Take intelligent risks through action and learning from mistakes rather than avoiding risk, as playing it safe is risky in a changing world. Prioritize opportunities with the most learning potential.
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Reid Hoffman outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates:
1. Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and market realities.
2. Proactively build your network as opportunities are connected to people, not abstract ideas. Your existing network is larger than you think.
3. Take intelligent risks, as playing it safe is risky. The best opportunities involve learning through action and have manageable worst case scenarios. Risk avoidance means missing opportunities.
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The document outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates according to Reid Hoffman:
1. Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and understanding market realities.
2. Proactively build and leverage your network as opportunities are connected to people. Your existing network is larger than you think.
3. Take intelligent risks through action and learning from mistakes rather than avoiding risk, as playing it safe is risky in a changing world. Prioritize opportunities with the most learning potential.
This document introduces Peter de Kuster's book "The Hero's Journey in Florence", which provides stories of creative heroes and heroines from Florence to inspire readers to pursue careers doing what they love. The book guides readers on a journey through Florence, highlighting monuments and sharing lessons from figures like Michelangelo, Brunelleschi and Dante. It argues that with the right skills and mindset, creative people can overcome challenges to build financially rewarding careers in innovative fields. The document promotes finding work that harmonizes one's talents and personality for a sense of freedom and fulfillment not found in conventional jobs.
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This presentation was inspired by an article I wrote for young graduates, and applies to experienced professionals as well. Sharing my personal career journey, and lessons learnt so far. The resume is dead, instead showcase your body of work. Take an entrepreneurial approach to your career, develop your personal voice. Some examples included of how to do that. Link to the article: http://linkd.in/1qX6sql
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This document outlines the different levels in a multi-organizational structure including business group, set of books, legal entity, operating unit, inventory organization, sub inventory, and stock locators which provide different levels of granularity for organizing inventory and operations across a multi-entity business structure.
This document summarizes IDC's research on best practices in sales methodologies. It finds that most companies use multiple sales methodologies, and that integrating a sales methodology into a company's sales force automation system positively impacts sales performance. It recommends customizing sales methodologies to a company's unique business model and culture, and maintaining methodology training as an ongoing process rather than a one-time event.
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Colleges and universities face economic, technological, and market forces that challenge the traditional ways of recruiting students, raising money, delivering services, and insuring student success. Rapid growth in BYOD, apps, online education, and an explosion of new competitors, such as MOOCs are adding to the pressure. At the same time, marketing has become data intensive and technology driven. Gartner points to the CMO as the champion of the technology budget in the near future. CIOs can partner with marketing leaders to optimize the use of technology to increase execution velocity and scale departmental efficiency. The current period of transition creates opportunities for institutions that learn to embrace change and form a collaborative relationship between the CIO and CMO.
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Reid Hoffman outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates:
1. Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and market realities.
2. Proactively build your network as opportunities are connected to people, not abstract ideas. Your existing network is larger than you think.
3. Take intelligent risks, as playing it safe is risky. The best opportunities involve learning through action and have manageable worst case scenarios. Risk avoidance means missing opportunities.
The 3 Secrets of Highly Successful GraduatesReid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman outlines 3 secrets of highly successful graduates:
1. Develop a competitive advantage by leveraging your existing assets, aspirations, and market realities.
2. Proactively build and leverage your network, as opportunities are connected to people. Seek to help others within your network.
3. Take intelligent risks, such as internships or side projects, to learn and discover the best career path, rather than avoiding risk which is risky itself in a changing world. Playing it too safe minimizes learning.
The document discusses achieving financial freedom at a young age rather than waiting until retirement. It argues that students should be smart about managing their time and money to pay off debts quickly. Working jobs related to your field during the summer can help you earn more and gain experience, while jobs like waiting tables can offer flexible hours for studying but may not help pay down loans. The document advocates making time and money work for you through passive income sources, rather than exchanging all your time for money. This allows enjoying financial luxury earlier in life, like at age 30 instead of waiting until 80.
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The document discusses several topics related to selling and entrepreneurship in today's world:
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tolerances. Virginia focused on tobacco cultivation and was not religiously tolerant. In contrast,
Maryland was more diverse economically and tolerated Catholicism. The different approaches
led to distinct populations and social structures in the two colonies.
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The document provides career advice for developing an entrepreneurial mindset. It discusses developing a competitive advantage by differentiating yourself, planning for adaptation by making assumptions explicit and prioritizing learning over salary. It also emphasizes the importance of networks for finding opportunities and taking intelligent risks to seize breakout opportunities. The overall message is that an entrepreneurial approach involving constant learning, differentiation, networking and risk-taking is needed to succeed in today's changing job market.
The document provides career advice for developing an entrepreneurial mindset. It discusses developing a competitive advantage by differentiating yourself, planning for adaptation and change, leveraging your network, pursuing breakout opportunities, and taking intelligent risks. The authors recommend thinking of yourself as the CEO of your own career, having a growth mindset, investing in yourself continuously, and viewing every job as an opportunity to interact with people and build relationships.
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The book provides career advice for adapting to changing work environments. It argues that individuals should view themselves as entrepreneurs managing their own career startups. The key is developing a competitive advantage through skills, maintaining a growth mindset, and using an entrepreneurial approach to career planning. This includes experimenting to learn (Plan A), being flexible to changing plans (Plan B), and having a backup plan (Plan Z) for unexpected situations. The book stresses that a strong professional network of allies and acquaintances is crucial for learning, opportunities, and support throughout one's career.
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96. When the worst case
means getting fired,
losing a little bit of
time or money,
or experiencing
some discomfort,
IT IS A RISK YOU SHOULD
BE WILLING TO TAKE.
97. If the worst-case scenario is the serious
tarnishing of your reputation, loss of all your
economic assets, or something otherwise
career-ending, DON’T ACCEPT THAT RISK.
98. There will always be
UNCERTAINTY
about career
opportunities
and risks.