Pivot by Blake, Jenny -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Praise for PIVOT Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: PIVOT IS THE NEW NORMAL

PIVOT OR GET PIVOTED CHANGING CAREERS IN THE AGE OF THE APP CONNECT THE DOTS LOOKING BACKWARD PIVOT METHOD AT A GLANCE

HIGH NET GROWTH

CAREER OPERATING MODES TRUST YOUR RISK TOLERANCE TWO (MANY) STEPS AHEAD, ONE STEP BACK

STAGE ONE: PLANT

PLANT OVERVIEW CHAPTER 1: CALIBRATE YOUR COMPASS

CREATE YOUR COMPASS IDENTIFY YOUR HAPPINESS FORMULA YOUR BODY IS YOUR BUSINESS REDUCE DECISION FATIGUE MEDITATE TO ACTIVATE YOUR BEST INSTINCTS

CHAPTER 2: PUT A PIN IN IT

AVOID THE TYRANNY OF THE HOWS VISION CLOUDY? START SOMEWHERE. CLARIFY YOUR VISION STATEMENT SUMMARIZE KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS

CHAPTER 3: FUEL YOUR ENGINE

IDENTIFY YOUR STRENGTHS WORK-HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS

CHAPTER 4: FUND YOUR RUNWAY

BUILD A SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATION PIVOT FINANCE 101 INCOME-ANXIETY SEESAW AWARENESS

STAGE TWO: SCAN

SCAN OVERVIEW CHAPTER 5: BOLSTER YOUR BENCH

EXPAND YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE BUILD A NETWORK OF COLLECTIVE BRAINPOWER CAREER KARMA: SEEK RECIPROCAL SUCCESS

CHAPTER 6: BRIDGE THE GAPS

MIND THE GAP LEARN HOW TO LEARN LIMIT LINEAR THINKING INVESTIGATIVE LISTENING BE DISCERNING ABOUT YOUR LEARNING

CHAPTER 7: MAKE YOURSELF DISCOVERABLE

DEFINE YOUR PROJECT-BASED PURPOSE PLATFORM AND LEVERAGE REVEL IN THE WORK OTHERS REJECT LEAPFROG: WORK BACKWARD FROM TWO MOVES AHEAD LET OTHERS KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING

STAGE THREE: PILOT

PILOT OVERVIEW CHAPTER 8: GET SCRAPPY

AIM FIRST FOR QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY WHAT MAKES A STRONG PILOT? INCREMENTAL PILOTS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS REDUCE RISK WITH REDUNDANCY TRAVEL PILOTS TO SHAKE UP STAGNANT THINKING

CHAPTER 9: PAUSE, REVIEW, REPEAT

PAUSE AND REVIEW TAKE INCREMENTALLY BIGGER RISKS

STAGE FOUR: LAUNCH

LAUNCH OVERVIEW CHAPTER 10: BUILD FIRST, COURAGE SECOND

IDENTIFY YOUR LAUNCH TIMING CRITERIA PIVOT HEXAGON KNOW WHEN TO HOLD VERSUS FOLD YOUR GUT HAS A BRAIN PIVOT SCALES: COMFORT VERSUS RISK

CHAPTER 11: FLIP FAILURE

REJECTION AS A STEPPING-STONE TO SUCCESS MINE FAILURE FOR STRENGTHS YOU CAN’T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY—SO STOP TRYING AND START LIVING SEPARATE DECISIONS FROM DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS DON’T WAIT FOR PERFECT CONDITIONS HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR LAUNCH WORKED? THE CONTINUOUS PIVOT

STAGE FIVE: LEAD

LEAD OVERVIEW CHAPTER 12: ARE YOU LISTENING?

YOUR INTEREST MATTERS MORE THAN YOU THINK HOW TO USE THE PIVOT METHOD WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS PILOT CREATIVE INTERNAL-MOBILITY PROGRAMS

CONCLUSION: CELEBRATE COMPLEXITY

CHECKING IN AT THE LAST RESORT THE COURAGEOUS LIFE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS POST PIVOT: ONLINE RESOURCES PIVOT METHOD QUICK REFERENCE LAUNCH CRITERIA CHECKLIST RESOURCES FOR COMPANIES PIVOT 201: RECOMMENDED READING NOTES INDEX