Professional Success is easy as P.I.E.

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Professional Success is as Easy as P.I.E Presented By: Al Coleman, Jr. Minnesota Rising 2012 UnConference


What Will You Learn? • How the sweetest dessert leads to the sweetest results • Myths about achieving success • How to distinguish yourself and why it’s important? • What to avoid if you want to succeed?


Myths About Success • Go to College • Get Experience • Network =>> You’ll be successful


Distinguish Yourself Most of your colleagues have: • Gone to college • Obtained experience • Networked

How are you different?


Benefits of Distinguishing Yourself • Greater impact within your organization • Higher job satisfaction • Higher earning potential


P.I.E. Helps You Distinguish Yourself

• Performance • Image • Exposure


P.I.E. Career Success Depends on Your Ability to: • Perform Excellently (10%) • Convey the Proper Image (30%) • Gain Exposure for your Excellent Work (60%)


Perform Excellently (10%) • Focus on high value task • Avoid routine/mundane • Do great work


Convey the Proper Image (30%) • Look • Act, and • Speak the Part To Get the Part


Gain Exposure for Your Excellent Work (60%) • Make sure your work is seen by key stakeholders (in/out) • You can’t be promoted if no one knows you or what you’re doing


Now You Know • What got you here won’t keep you here • Be distinguishable • Perform Excellently, Convey the Proper Image, and Gain Exposure for Your Excellent Work


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Create wealth now and for future generations


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