05.04.2024 Today’s Insights from CNBC: Simple Ways to Become Influential at Work
Dear Students,
As many professionals (though perhaps not you or your friends) may be aware, it’s typically not “hard skills” that keep an aspiring professional from advancing. Instead, it’s often the power skills that impact how you relate to others which can spell success or failure. Here’s just a single example of many articles highlighting this point. Thus, in the spirit of collaboration, (a major theme of yesterday’s article/commentary), CNBC shares the following recommendations, which are especially apt for ambitious international students like you, who may be beginning summer internships (and full-time roles) within the next month or so.
Journalist Megan Sauer highlights three simple, yet powerful, suggestions from Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Matt Abrahams, in the article above:
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Figure out how to be helpful(showing curiosity, initiative, innovative thinking, critical thinking, teamwork, creativity and empathy)
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Find allies(demonstrating listening skills, analytical skills, strategic thinking, and communication skills)
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Support each other’s ideas(conveying collaboration, attention to detail, persuasion skill and an abundance mindset)
Our coaches are eager to nurture the mindset and skill development of each and every talented international student, like you who we are coaching, while helping you to realize the benefits of global workplace collaboration – vs competition – in both the short and longer term!