Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake

Author:Jenny Blake [Blake, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-09-05T22:00:00+00:00

LET OTHERS KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING

Until this point, much of the Pivot prep work is solitary—identifying your values, vision, strengths, interests, and allies. Although you identified people to connect with earlier in the Scan stage, you have not yet applied the full reach of your network’s resources.

Now it is time to clearly state what you are scanning for and how people you know can help. Even if people you contact do not have an open opportunity right away, they can put their feelers up in case something related to your desired direction surfaces.

Casey Pennington started to feel stuck two years after graduating college, despite having “done everything right her whole life.” She said, “I made straight A’s in school, got into a top business university, snagged an internship and subsequently a full-time offer from a large corporation. I thought I was set for life. Fast-forward two years and the thought of spending my entire career navigating bureaucracy and politics was causing me increasing dread each day. I knew something needed to change.”

Casey first identified what she wanted, the known variables of her one-year vision, as a work environment that provided learning, challenge, autonomy, flexibility, relationship building, and the time and money to have the life she wanted outside of her career. Working for herself was appealing, but Casey knew she was not ready to venture out on her own just yet. When she decided to pivot within her company from accounting to IT, she first let her managers know. Then she leaned on her strengths by transitioning to an accounting role on another team with an upcoming software implementation project.

She scanned further by talking to anyone she could find with experience in software development and learning as much as she could about current systems to prepare herself for a future role. When the first software project she landed was delayed, an unexpected opportunity came up to help on a related temporary assignment.

“Because I had laid the groundwork to let my managers know I was interested, they recommended me for the project and I got it,” Casey said. “I had been making my interest in moving to IT known for a while, even though this offer seemed to come out of the blue.”

I have heard many stories like Casey’s. Once people get clear on what type of opportunity they are looking for and make it known to their network, prospects materialize in surprising ways. Although they may not have actively sought out those exact opportunities, spreading the word generated momentum behind the scenes, even when they did not realize it was happening.

I call this the universe rolling out the red carpet. When you are heading in a direction that resonates, every step you take prompts another fortuitous rolling out in front of your feet. Each courageous move uncovers new people and opportunities, encouraging you to keep going and reminding you that you are on the right track.

When you are ready to put the word out, send an e-mail to your closest

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