The Rules to a Successful Career

The Rules to a Successful Career: Learn the dos and don’ts of engaging in a successful career path.

Personal Branding

• Building an image is the start to your career path
• You can initially destroy this image if you do not make yourself aware of the items
• Behave like a CEO

How to present yourself

• Keep your personal style but keep it classy
• Appropriate attire and accessories
• Personal Grooming
• Post night out presence

Presenting yourself in a meeting: making a stance, or giving your opinion

• How to say a few words with a powerful meaning, speaking with confidence
• Confidence in your stance and your appearance but not coming across as unapproachable
• SMILE

Taking and handling criticism

• How to ask for solicited criticism
• Taking the emotion out of it
• When its constructive or not

Teamwork: How to be a team player in a world where you are trying to get ahead

• Unfair and unbalanced teamwork
• Collaboration
• Project debrief- what worked? What didn’t? This is a positive way to provide feedback and correct the problem

Conflict Resolution

• Never assume. Jumping to conclusions. Hear all sides and think it through
• Always put yourself in other’s shoes
• Communication, communication, communication
• LISTEN!

How to be a step ahead of your competition

• Professional development
• Mentorship, coaching, sponsorship

Leadership

• How to be a leader. It’s not a title it’s a state of being. Act like a leader
• Leadership is taking control in situations. In helping to progress to a resolution

Lead by example. Be the person that sets the bar. Do the right thing.


Key Books to Read

• 5 Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni
• 4 Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive, Patrick Lencioni
• Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Marilee G. Adams
• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way your Lead Forever, Michael Bungay Stanier