Recognizing and Seizing Opportunity at Work

Recognizing and Seizing Opportunity at Work

30mGeneral2023-03-16

Authors

Alisa Cohn

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

Introduction

  • A single moment can change your life

Prepare for Opportunity

  • Have a prepared mind
  • Clarify your values
  • Do a skills inventory
  • Overcome imposter syndrome

Seek Opportunity

  • Meet new people consciously
  • Find mentors and sponsors

Create an Action Plan

  • Set a loose goal and a firm next step
  • Harness the magic of the corridor principle
  • Update your strategy

When to Say No to New Opportunities

  • Ask these questions to see if it's a fit
  • Recognize healthy fear vs. unhealthy fear
  • Know when it's a no-go

Conclusion

  • Practice one new skill
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