How to Be Awesome at Your Job

596: The Six Skills of Proactive Professionals with Chrissy Scivicque

Aug 13, 2020

47:46

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Chrissy Scivicque shares the six skills of proactive professionals, including how to be 5000% more effective at your job and how to prevent unexpected challenges. She emphasizes the importance of being proactive in career management and customer service, providing practical tips and examples. The discussion also covers the benefits of strategic foresight, organizational tools like bullet journals, and the significance of embracing proactivity and self-trust in your career.

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Quick takeaways

Being proactive in your career makes you 5000% more effective at your job.

Stay ahead by anticipating and preventing unexpected challenges.

Ask yourself the right questions for astounding career growth.

Deep dives

The Power of Proactive Behavior

Being proactive in your career can lead to significant advantages. Chrissy Civic explains how practicing proactive behavior can make you more effective at your job, help you avoid being blindsided by unexpected events, and lead to astounding career growth. By anticipating needs before they are expressed, you can create a reputation of being a mind reader, enhancing your effectiveness in various aspects of your professional and personal life.

Introduction

4min

Fashion Choices, HBR Subscription Promo, and True Crime Discussions

2min

Proactive Career Management

16min

Proactive Approach and Strategic Foresight

15min

Proactive Customer Service and Anticipating Needs

9min

Organizational Tools, Doodling, and Managing Expectations in the Workplace

2min

Embracing Proactivity and Self-Trust in Your Career

3min

Chrissy Scivicque discusses the crucial set of skills that keep you ahead in your career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to become 5000% more effective at your job

2) How to keep the unexpected from blindsiding you

3) The one question that leads to astounding career growth

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— ABOUT CHRISSY —

Chrissy Scivicque believes that work can be a nourishing, enriching life experience—and she loves helping professionals discover exactly what that means for them and how to achieve it. Her popular website, EatYourCareer.com, is devoted to this mission. As an award-winning writer, certified career coach and experienced corporate trainer, Chrissy brings a unique perspective to the world of professional development. She is the proud author of The Proactive Professional and The Invisibility Cure.

• Chrissy’s book: The Proactive Professional: How to Stop Playing Catch Up and Start Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life!)

• Chrissy’s book: Build Your Professional Development Plan Workbook - The Ultimate Career Planning Tool

• Chrissy’s website: EatYourCareer

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey

• Book: Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind by Dan Charnas

• Book: The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll

• Documentary: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst

• Documentary: Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness

• Previous episode: 275: How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay

• Previous episode: 343: How to Be More Strategic in Six Steps with Stacey Boyle

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