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"Looking to make a career change Pivot is a book you will turn to again and again." - Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive If you've got the perfect job or business, congratulations. But if you are even a little bit uncertain that your current gig is the right one, it is time to start thinking about your next move. In the new world of work, it's the only move that matters. What's next is a question we all have to ask and answer more frequently in an economy where the average job tenure is only four years, roles change constantly even within that time, and smart, motivated people find themselves hitting professional plateaus. But how do you evaluate options and move forward without getting stuck Jenny Blake's solution: It's about small steps, not big leaps - and the answer is already right under your feet. This book will teach you how to pivot from a base of your existing strengths. Pivoting is a crucial strategy for Silicon Valley tech companies and startups. Jenny Blake - a former training and career development specialist at Google who now runs her own company as a career and business consultant and speaker - shows how pivoting can also be a successful strategy for individuals looking to make changes in their work lives, whether within their role, organization or business, or setting their sights on bigger shifts. When you pivot, you double down on your existing strengths and interests to move in a new, related direction, instead of looking so far outside of yourself for answers that you skip over your hard-won expertise and experience. It empowers you to navigate changes with flexibility and strength - now and throughout your entire career.Much like the lean business principles that took Silicon Valley by storm, pivoting is the crucial skill you need to stay agile, whether or not you are actively looking for a new position. No matter your age, industry, or bank account balance, Jenny's advice will help you move forward strategically. Her Pivot Method will teach you how to: Double down on existing strengths, interests, and experiences. Identify what is working best and where you want to end up, then start to bridge the gap between two. Scan for opportunities and identify new skills without falling prey to analysis paralysis or compare and despair. Explore options by leveraging the network and experience you already have. Run small experiments to determine next steps. Do side projects to test ideas for your next move, taking the pressure off having the entire answer up front. Take smart risks to launch with confidence in a new direction. Set benchmarks to decide when the time is right to go all-in on your new direction. Pivot also includes valuable insight for leaders who want to have more frequent career conversations with their teams to help talented people pivot within their roles and the broader organization. No matter your current position, one thing is clear: your career success and satisfaction depends on your ability to determine your next best move. If change is the only constant, let's get better at it.
About the Author
Jenny Blake, author of the award-winning book Pivot and co-creator of Google's acclaimed Career Guru coaching program, is back with her signature blend of heart-based operating principles and practical tools. Her new book, Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business (March 2022) , will teach you how to move from friction to flow through smarter systems and the three-stage Free Time Framework.™Jenny is an international keynote speaker helping forward-thinking organizations and individuals map what's next. She hosts two podcasts with over 1 million downloads combined: Free Time with Jenny Blake for heart-based business owners, and Pivot with Jenny Blake to help others navigate change. Jenny started her first blog, Life After College, in 2005, which was later turned into a book and published by Running Press in 2011, featured in Target's new grads display nationwide. After two years as the first employee at a political polling start-up in Silicon Valley, followed by five years at Google in training and career development, Jenny moved to New York City in 2011 to launch her own business. Jenny loves yoga and buys too many books. She lives with her husband, a contemporary artist, and their "angel in fur coat" German Shepherd pup. Learn more at PivotMethod.com and ItsFreeTime.com.
