A BRIEF WORD OF INTRODUCTION

My strongest desire is to advance the common good and to make the world a better place, every day, everywhere, by :


Advising and influencing CEO's and business leaders in my job as a consultant at KPMG ; Leading people into their most inspiring journey ever ; Teaching and helping younger generations - those who will shape the world of tomorrow ; Counseling and supporting selected political and religious leaders ; Organizing thought-provoking inspirational events like the Essentials ; Connecting people and ideas all the time ; Trying to learn and to write on a regular basis ; Transforming "think tanks" into "action tanks" ; Being a radical optimist ; Most importantly, making my wife Cécile and our 4 children as happy as possible ; Serving God and people ; Investing wisely the 86.400 seconds we get every day to make our world a better place ... And keeping up smiling, no matter what !


Wednesday, January 9, 2013

WHAT YOU MUST OFFER TO YOUR EMPLOYER



Be Number One
 A while ago some of you wondered why I blogged about "what you must demand from your employer" (see post below)... For some people it should be the other way round, as it is employers who demand stuff from employees when recruiting !

 Well, I still believe that if you do not demand the Three L's (learning, leadership, love) you will be sad and depressed at work.

On the other hand, everyone has to bring something to the table, both employer and employee. So what the employee must offer to the employer is also 3-fold : Your success in the job (or your best storyline for a recruitment interview) is based on 3 words :

CREATIVITY
The world is moving fast; information flows super fast; ideas are emerging and fading rapidly; only the great ideas survive, move the lines, and shake the trees. Innovation is key in such world, and creativity is the fuel for growth. You must become and remain leading edge idea generators.

ADAPTABILITY
The world is changing on a daily basis. On September 14th 2008, all MBA graduates fancied a job at prestigious Lehman Brothers. On September 15, none of them, Lehman was vaporized... So, more than ever, you must adapt to (instant) change, you must seek change, you must love change. Change is your best ally, when you can cope with it. Actually you must become agents of change, take command of change… Change should become your daily bread. Those who resist change will soon become out of job.

CAPABILITY
Needless to say, life is going to equip you with leadership ammunition, management toolkits, best practices etc… Everyday at work is a learning day! Your capability will become deeper and broader as you get older, the only trick is to figure out how and when to use it in your next move. And remember: in today's world pure strategy is meaningless ; only strategy with good execution, based on real capabilities, will succeed!

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