Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
When the economy's difficult and jobs aren't secure, people tend to focus on the short term...on survival. But what they don't grasp is how their current position could be a springboard to their next position--or even the one after that. Caught between a fear of failure and a desire for instant success, they limit the risks they take, unwittingly limiting their opportunities. As much as they want to get ahead, they simply can't see how to get there.
Trajectory is the answer. Each and every person has their own -trajectory- or career path--and this timely and refreshingly practical new book presents seven strategies designed to help anyone create and manage theirs. Readers will discover how to:
● Make the most of feedback
● Avoid stagnation and break through plateaus
● Think big, act small, and move quick
● Achieve growth through failure
● Move to the front of the pack through persistence
● Continuously develop both -soft- and -hard- professional skills
● And much more
Career success doesn't happen overnight. From building relationships with mentors, to positioning (and repositioning) yourself for promotion--this essential guide provides the tools you need for a lifetime of advancement.
Synopsis
Career success has never happened overnight, but you can still be confident in your big-picture path to being successful. Trust the trajectory that has been laid out just for you
Too often, people focus on the short term-mere survival--because they remain caught between a fear of failure and a desire for instant success, which results in limited risk-taking but also limiting their opportunities. As much as they want to get ahead, they simply can't see how to get there. They don't see how their current position is not merely a dead-end trap but actually a springboard to their next position--or even the one after that.
Business author David Van Rooy wants you to know that the key is to have faith in your trajectory. He says that every person has their own career path--and this timely and refreshingly practical book presents seven strategies designed to help anyone create and manage theirs.
In Trajectory, you will discover how to:
- Make the most of feedback
- Avoid stagnation and break through plateaus
- Achieve growth through failure
- Move to the front of the pack through persistence
- Continuously develop both "soft" and "hard" professional skills
You don't need to start over Just discover where you currently are on your career trajectory. From building relationships with mentors, to positioning (and repositioning) yourself for promotion, Trajectory provides the tools you need for a lifetime of advancement.