Are you taking the lead by
playing offense or defense in your career and waiting for opportunities to appear?
When you're on the Offense, you are creating opportunities for yourself.
Playing DEFENSE in your Career Looks Like This
🌠 Waiting for promotions instead of asking for them. 🌠 Applying to jobs when you have to,
not when you want to. 🌠 Biding your time in case the right role “pops-up.” 🌠 Letting others define your value instead of defining it yourself.
When you strategize your OFFENSIVE, it Looks Like This
🌠 Your mindset is to
explore approaches that put you in control.
🌠 You build strategic relationships before you need them. 🌠 You proactively negotiate raises instead of waiting around for one. 🌠 You develop skills that open new doors—BEFORE YOU NEED an exit. 🌠 You are intentional with actions, not passively waiting on the sidelines.
Here's a story about a client F.M. (a Technical VP). proved he was the only solution for the companies he interviewed with...
But what was most outstanding is how he showed the leadership team how he would specifically impact the direction and growth of the company.
He researched, to identify what he saw as the causes of the the company challenges .
Then he presented the solutions in more than words. He delivered a detailed plan, went the extra mile and demonstrated his expertise by proving he had the roadmap and why they had to have him on their leadership team.
He was in the power seat and was able to negotiate his compensation for the value he could deliver.
He reached out to his connections, got the meetings with the right leaders, invested time in his research and
delivered proof of his value.
Do you want to proactively create your career opportunities?
