Disruptive innovation is a common business model today, but can you apply these principles to your own career? Whitney Johnson believes that by following the same rules disruptive business do, you can create your own career path and achieve success more quickly than if you follow the corporate path.
In four simple steps, Johnson outlines how you can build a more satisfying career path using disruptive thinking. She uses real-life examples to show how people have built successful non-linear careers by focusing on their strengths and unique abilities.
Non-linear careers is a topic Borderless Consultants Rosalie Harrison and June Nilsson will cover during their session at the Women in Leadership Forum at the CPhI Congress on 5 October. You can share your experience with them via Twitter @borderlessexec #WomeninLeadership or LinkedIn http://bit.ly/2aAevd8
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Hiring has exceeded pre-pandemic levels in many markets and the shortage of skilled executives has put pressure in the increasing competition for top talents. If you have specialized and high-demand skills, for example on ESG, sustainability or bio-research, and a solid record of experience, you are well positioned to negotiate your salary.
We’re kickstarting 2023 with exciting news for Borderless as we welcome Agnieszka Ogonowska as a Partner. Agnieszka, who joined Borderless six years ago, has 17 years of experience in executive search working with senior leaders across the Life Sciences, Chemical Value Chain and Food & Beverages industries.
The tendency towards underconfidence can also lead us to needlessly (and endlessly) search for ways to gain influence when what we really need is to get better at recognizing the influence we already have. In this piece, the author offers three suggestions for becoming more mindful of the influence you have already but don’t always see.