Making the Most of the Age of
Opportunity
In his book titled “Managing Yourself” Peter Drucker
observes that “we are living in an age of unprecedented opportunity; if you
have ambition and smarts you can rise you can rise
to the top of your chosen profession, regardless of where you started out.” Drucker is also quick to make the point “with
opportunity comes responsibility.”
In today’s business climate, companies may give their people
some idea about possible career paths, but the responsibility to prepare and
pursue opportunities rests solely with the individual. In other words, how
successful you are is largely up to you.
Fortunately there is a simple formula you can follow and
reference from time to time to make sure you are on the right path. The steps are:
1. Self-Awareness
2. Manage Yourself
3. Manage Relationships
4. Success
The first step on the path is self-awareness. Before
you can really understand how to manage yourself effectively, you have to have
a realistic picture of yourself.
Considering what your usual behaviors and approaches really look like
and accepting even the best of those approaches will not always be effective.
Armed with ability to be regularly self-aware, you are
better prepared to know how to take the second step on the path. Managing
yourself in the best interests of not only your daily duties and tasks,
but also importantly your relationships.
The third step in the path of managing relationships naturally
falls into place as a result of thoughtfully managing yourself. Relationships
will improve and the ground work for trust is laid with a thoughtful approach.
As we stated earlier, the responsibility to prepare and pursue
opportunities is up to you. However, you
have a partner that is available to you on demand, 24/7. The imapMyTeam reports
are specifically designed to give you quick, powerful insights that will enable
you to build your self-awareness, manage yourself and your relationships. This
is the pathway to success.
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