Get noticed by the leaders

in your business to fast

track your career.
“Make generosity part of your growth strategy.”
Anonymous

“I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good
strategy.”
Jack Canfield

“Strategy is style of thinking, a conscious and deliberate process, an inten-

sive implementation system, the science of insuring future success.”

“Strategy is a fancy word for coming up with a long-term plan and putting
it into action.”
Ellie Pidot

“Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It’s not a
matter of being better at what you do – it’s a matter of being different at
what you do.”
Michael Porter

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without

strategy is the noise before defeat.”
Sun Tzu

“A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.”

Lee Bolman
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. in a world that’s changing really
quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
Mark Zuckerberg

“Strategic Thinking = Systems Thinking + Creativity + Vision”

“As you increase the number of people you are able to communicate
with, your value rises.”
Francis Shenstone

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said”

Peter Drucker

“In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than
anything we say or do.”
Stephen Covey

“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or
typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of
every part of your life.”
Brian Tracy

“The Art Of Communication Is The Language Of Leadership.”

James Humes
Communication makes the world go
round. It facilitates human connections,
and allows us to learn, grow and pro-
gress. It’s not just about speaking or rea-
ding, but understanding what is being
said – and in some cases what is not
being said.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relations-

hips.
Jada Pinkett Smith

I'm a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has
profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and
how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they're interested in.
Bill Gates

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment

where excellence is expected.
Steve Jobs

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vidal Sassoon, hairdressing business tycoon

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better,
do better.”
attributed to Maya Angelou

A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determi-
nation, and hard work.
Colin Powell, former U.S. Defense Secretary
A brand for a company is like a reputation
for a person. You earn reputation by
trying to do hard things well.

We think, mistakenly, that success is the

result of the amount of time we put in at
work, instead of the quality of time we
put in.

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constant-
ly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better.
I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how
you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.”
Elon Musk, CEO Tesla

Goldman Sachs CEOSolomon told Fortune. “I mean, I’m going to try to

really do it to the highest capacity of my ability, or I’m not going to do it.”

The only way to create confiedence is by douing something you’ve never

done before.
Mark Zuckerberg
Foundational Rules for Success

3
Success Habit #1
_______________ is the most important thing. I
can compare _______ to pruning in gardening.
You know, you need to be ________________. If
you are not____________, nothing is going to
happen. You have to be __________. Then you
have to be confident about your vision. And
after that, you just have to put a lot of work in.
Diane Von Furstenberg

Professional

Financial

Personal

Physical
Vision Multiplier Exercise
Once I become visible to leaders in my business,
and am no longer in the corporate hamster wheel, I will

Once I become visible to leaders in my business, and am no longer in the

corporate hamster wheel, I will become

Once I become visible to leaders in my business, and am no longer in the

corporate hamster wheel, I will have

How do I want to be visible – what is my brand?

Success Habit #2
“It's a defining difference,_________. I've never
known a stupid person who was ___________,
or a __________ person who was stupid.”
Mark Helprin

Maya Angelou – how you made them feel

Analytical Controller

Enthusiast Amiable

Pledge: Identify your style and that of the person/people you would like
to notice you at work and write down how you can flex your style to suit
Success Habit #3
True friends challenge us and help us to be
faithful on our journey.
Pope Benedict XVI

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in

their own backyard.
Colin Powell

Practice:
1. Negotiate

2. Ask

3. Disagree

Thoughtful Challenge Preambles

 I have a different perspective…
 Can we play Devil’s Advocate here for a minute?
 What other alternatives have you considered?
 Looking at this scenario, what have we not taken into account?
 Are there some assumptions we are making here that could be
challenged?
 What are our current paradigms we need to be aware of when
looking at this?
 What are the potential risks?
 Do you mind if I challenge that idea?
 Can I bring another idea into the mix?
 Here’s another angle to consider…
 Let’s put ourselves in their shoes…
 What’s missing?
 Are you aware that…
 Let’s look at the worst/best case scenario.

Habits
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent
hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
Dwayne Johnson

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.