Heather MacArthur has over 20 years’ experience in helping employees blaze fulfilling career paths in an ever-changing work landscape. From serving in the military to carving out her role as a coach and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, Heather has built her expertise from hard-fought personal career choices. She is the author of the new book, Low Man on the Totem Pole: Stop Begging for a Promotion, Start Selling Your Genius.
Top Takeaways: How to Know if Your Career is Off-Track with Heather MacArthur
- Less time in now needed on your investment in human capital
- We are becoming more specialized within our career skill sets
- Don’t start with passion, start with what you like
- Are we risk adverse to the actions necessary for career success?
- Immigrants tend to be less risk adverse and see opportunities that exist
- Companies are looking for those with a well-rounded holistic understanding of the organization around you
- If you jump career ladders, don’t leave a mess in your wake
- Boomerang employees never burn a bridge when leaving a position
- Quick onboarding is essential in our quickly changing work environments
- Don’t try to increase retention, focus on increasing engagement
- Career is off track when things bug you that didn’t originally bug you
- “Looking good for the boss” undercuts performance
- Treat your boss like your #1 employee
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
Leadership Superpower: Compassionate reality checker
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”Stephen R. Covey”]Seek first to understand, then to be understood[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire by David Deida
Additional Items Mentioned
Heather’s book: Low Man on the Totem Pole: Stop Begging for a Promotion, Start Selling Your Genius by H.V. MacArthur
Heather’s website: www.lowmanonthetotempole.com
