5 Career Strategies You Can Take from The Art of War

5 Career Strategies You Can Take from The Art of WarIf youve ever read The Art of War by Sun Tzu, you know that it was meant to be a guide for actual warfare. Taken slightly less literally, all these centuries later, its also a handy guide for approaching and surviving any kind of conflict, including those at worknot to mention a fantastic primer for building your leadership skills. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Lets look at some of the key points in the book that you can apply to your own career.1. Strategy is EverythingVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.If you dont have a plan, its easy to get mired in the day-to-day and lose sight of your goals. Its crucial to have short-term and long-term professional goals so youre making active progress, instead of just dealing with whatever comes your way and waiting around for the next thing.2. Be Ready to CompromiseThe greatest victory is that which requires no battle.You may know youre right on a particular point or a way to do things, but ask yourselfif I go all in on this, what is achieved here? Part of being a team member means being ready to compromise and negotiate to make koranvers work is getting done. If youre working on your own, then sureits your way or else. If youre working with others, its important to take their points of view into account as well. Knowing your priorities can help you figure out when its important to fight for something, and when youd be better off finding a compromise.3. Keep CalmThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.Work is not the place to lose your cool, even when things are rough, or someone makes you angry. Find alternative ways to settle conflicts without yelling. You can also work on your at-work relaxation techniques to help you cope with stress and resolve issues without flying off the handle.4. Embrace Office PoliticsHe will win who knows how to handle both oben liegend and inferior forces.Workplaces have politics. This is just as true if you work in a fast food restaurant as it is if you work for a Fortune 500 company. Any time you put different personalities together to achieve common goals, part of your own job will be working together with others to make sure youre getting things done.Rather than avoid conflicts, work on them and through them. Youll be building good skills, and racking up experience points you can point to later for a promotion or a new job.5. Keep Your Confidence Levels UpYou have to believe in yourself.Strategy, planning, and good habits are fantastic ways to boost your career, but theyre not the most important modulyou are. If you play to your strengths and know that you can handle whatever comes your way (even if it requires some extra battle planning), that confidence can improve both your work performance and the quality of opportunities that come your way.

My Career Changes Elevated Me at Work Now I Do the Same for Other Women

My Career Changes Elevated Me at Work Now I Do the Same for Otzu sichbei Women Jen Rindt is no stranger to career changes. Before being promoted to Director of Marketing for Diesel Engines Americas, shed dabbled in several industries including engineering, sales, product management and marketing.Her journey began as a project engineer in the Global Faucets division at Rindts career journey makes her quite the Jill of all trades, but her willingness to try her hand at different roles hasnt slowed her down a bit. In fact, its had the opposite effect.It can be scary to switch career paths, but theres always something new and challenging to find if youre willing to take the chance, she told us. Ive worked in multiple business units and industries, and I think its made me a better businesswoman and leader.Recently, she shared with Fairygodboss what she loves fruchtwein about her role at Kohler, the career move shes most proud of, and her current priorities as a Power WomenWork co-chair.H ow long have you been in your current role, and what were you doing previously?Ive been in my current role for one month. I was recently promoted from marketing manager Diesel Engines Americas to marketing director. Whats the first (and/or last) thing you do at work every day?The first thing I do for work each day is check my phone for emails, calls and text messages.Whats the 1 thing you think your colleagues should know but probably dont know about WomenWork?Our focus is to cultivate an inclusive environment that supports and encourages women. This group shares similar and diverse experiences, perspectives and challenges to cultivate an inclusive community and contribute to the success of Kohler through focused member development, company culture and consumer insights.Tell me a bit about how the business resource group works.The WW Power Group Chapter was formed at the end of 2018. We are a very new group but have made tremendous progress in the last few months. We have a chapt er meeting every month for anyone woman or man who wants to attend. We also have a co-chair meeting every month for our leadership team. Our leadership team is made of associates from both Engines and KPS. There is a Kohler engine chair and a KPS chair for each of our committees (membership, darbietungs, professional development, communications, stewardship and treasury).Our group has already had a handful of successful events that are sometimes tied to the chapter meeting, including a 2019 kick-off meeting, Leadership Speaker Series, TedTalk, and Book Club. Our next event is Career Development, Hints and Lessons Learned, a co-ed panel of KPS and Engines associates sharing their advice and valuable lessons from each of their career paths.What are WomenWorks top three priorities right now?Our priorities are to raise awareness and understanding of why diversity and inclusion are so important for Kohler, to gain exposure for our WW Power Group chapter, and to build a membership (commun ity or network) for our WW Power Group chapter.Whats the one career move youve made that youre most proud of? Im most proud of my current role in the Diesel Engines because I feel that I contribute to the success of our business further empowering me to do so.--Fairygodboss is proud to partner with Kohler.Find a job there today