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Career: Destination or Journey? UTS MBITM Prashant Mohan

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These are slides from a guest lecture I gave at University of Technology, Sydney in the class on Leadership.

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Career: Destination or Journey?

UTS MBITMPrashant Mohan

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My geographical journey ….

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14 Myths and experiences to share

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#1: Career = Series of jobs with progression in levels

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#2: Don’t fit in, stand out!

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#3: Anything that can be outsourced or centralised will be

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#4: Skill is currency

• We’ve grown up in the era when we were told “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”.

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#5: Means need to be as good as the end

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#6: Brand is an insurance policy

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#7: Boss does not take you everywhere if you do not have the skills

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#8: Risk is everywhere – staying or moving

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#9: Comparison is a vicious trap

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#10: Learning from failures more than from successes

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#11: I taught myself some good excel skills

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#12: Watch out for green signals …

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#13: Feedback is a gift – use it with a Thank you!

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#14: Have fun working …