Ep. 31 Fireside Chat: Career Pivoting: Balancing Risk and Opportunity

25/06/2023 1h 5min Temporada 1 Episodio 31
Ep. 31 Fireside Chat: Career Pivoting: Balancing Risk and Opportunity

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On this episode of Business Breaks John Byrne and Dante Healy discuss career pivoting and share their own experiences with shifting between various fields such as Finance and Accounting, Archaeology, IT and Management Consulting. They offers tips and advice on how to make lateral moves within a career rather than up the ladder, stressing the importance of knowing why you're making the shift and considering the qualifications and skills needed. They also discuss the difference between pivoting to start your own business versus pivoting to a new career as an employee, emphasising the importance of networking, marketing oneself and building a strong brand. They discuss the difficulty of turning hobbies into a career and suggests finding a career that aligns with one's passions and natural strengths. Lastly, they also offer advice on rethinking one's career path, being open to learning and development, and finding successful role models to emulate.

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