May 2019
Beginner
272 pages
5h 38m
English
book
How to Get Ahead: A Proven 6-Step System to Unleash Your Personal Brand and Build a World-Class Network So Opportunities Come To You
by Zak Slayback
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CONCLUSION
Putting It All Together
This is a book about how to create opportunities for yourself. It’s a book about how to think systematically about your career. And it’s a book you can return to time and time again.
The process of Focus–Learn–Execute–Signal–Connect–Close works whether you’re just starting a new career, trying to get to a new stage in your job, or looking to launch your own business (Figure I.1). I’ve seen it work with everybody from serial startup entrepreneurs and seasoned executives to recent graduates and homeschool moms looking to get back into the workplace. I’ve been fortunate to see these concepts in my work as a career development writer and in my work in the venture capital world.
FIGURE I.1 The Opportunity Machine. ...
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