Recognizing and Seizing Opportunity at Work
30mGeneral2023-03-16
Authors

Alisa Cohn
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Expert
Course details
We’ve all heard that opportunity knocks but once. In truth, you’ll encounter a multitude of opportunities in life, but how do you recognize them and know which ones to act on? In this course, executive coach and leadership development expert Alisa Cohn teaches you how to be prepared to take opportunities and know which opportunities to take. Alisa covers strategies to be prepared to take the right opportunities, including evaluating your skills and values, and having a prepared and open mind. She guides you through ways to develop opportunities through curiosity, as well as how to create a plan to seize opportunities. Finally, and essentially, Alisa shows you how to identify which opportunities will move you in the right direction and which you should say no to.
Skills covered
Talent ManagementHuman ResourcesLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - A single moment can change your life
1. Prepare for Opportunity
- 02 - Have a prepared mind
- 03 - Clarify your values
- 04 - Do a skills inventory
- 05 - Overcome imposter syndrome
2. Seek Opportunity
- 06 - Meet new people consciously
- 07 - Find mentors and sponsors
3. Create an Action Plan
- 08 - Set a loose goal and a firm next step
- 09 - Harness the magic of the corridor principle
- 10 - Update your strategy
4. When to Say No to New Opportunities
- 11 - Ask these questions to see if it's a fit
- 12 - Recognize healthy fear vs. unhealthy fear
- 13 - Know when it's a no-go
Conclusion
- 14 - Practice one new skill