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Bulletproof your career and excel in VUCA world | Shyam Sadasivan | #TGV245
Bullet proof your career to excel in VUCA world | Shyam Sadasivan | #TGV245
Donโt follow your passion, follow your talent. Determine what you are good at (early), and commit to becoming great at it. You don't have to love it, just don't hate it. If practice takes you from good to great, the recognition and compensation you will command will make you start to love it
~Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Tune into #TGV245 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Shyam Sadasivanโs conversation with Naveen Samala
0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING
0:02:15 Shyam's PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS
0:05:15 Why following passion is not the right thing to do?
0:07:30 How to set SMARTER GOALS?
0:10:05 HOW TO STOP THINKING AND START DOING?
0:13:31 HOW CAN WE BE TRULY HAPPY WITH OUR JOBS?
0:16:09 JOB TRENDS IN 2022, HOW ASPIRANTS SHOULD PREPARE?
0:18:20 COMMON TRENDS THAT Shyam OBSERVED DURING his CAREER COACHING CONVERSATIONS? WHAT MISTAKES TO AVOID?
0:21:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS
0:23:10 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS
0:25:00 TRIVIA ABOUT Monday
ABOUT THE GUEST (In his words):
๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
Often described as a professional all-rounder, I bring an extensive global view of business & people. With experience in India, USA & the United Kingdom, I now transform people & organizations through my offerings in career coaching and training.
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As an ICF PCC coach with over 1000 hours of experience, I help senior professionals gain clarity, design change & make things happen in their careers.
Through in-depth career coaching, I advance my clientsโ career journeys by helping them overcome fears, market their transferable skills, let go of past limiting beliefs, build a unique brand & take action towards their goals.
I partner closely with Threefish Consulting on Hogan Assessments, helping professionals derive personality insights and develop career plans.
I also write about career transformation on LinkedIn & my blog.
๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ & ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ
As a Trainer & Educator, I facilitate experiences that help participants discover & realize their true potential. My current efforts involve focused development initiatives that facilitate significant organizational shifts.
I work on the design & delivery of global programs that develop stronger senior leadership pipelines, create customized development journeys for high potential candidates & facilitate change.
My list of clients includes ABB, Amadeus, Autodesk, BCG, Cerner, CGI, Cisco, HPE, NIIT, Pepper Fry, UHG, VMWare, and Wilson Learning.
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ & ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ
To know more, or get in touch, check out my website - www.shyamsadasivan.com
To buy my book, go here - https://linktr.ee/launchbook
Connect with Shyam Sadasivan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyamsadasivan/
CONNECT WITH THE FOUNDERS ON LINKEDIN:
Naveen Samala: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveensamala
Sudhakar Nagandla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvsudhakar
FOLLOW ON TWITTER:
@guidingvoice
@naveensamala
@s_nagandla
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