From the course: The Six Skills of Proactive Professionals

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Six skills produce 50 times effectiveness

Six skills produce 50 times effectiveness

From the course: The Six Skills of Proactive Professionals

Six skills produce 50 times effectiveness

- Let's talk a little bit about the why on a global scale. I, I couldn't help myself when we're talking about being proactive, I, I think of Stephen Covey in the Seven Habits with habit one being be proactive 'cause I had to grab the number. But he says, The difference between people who exercise initiative and those who don't is literally the difference between night and day. I'm not talking about a 25 to 50% difference in effectiveness. I'm talking about a 5,000 plus percent difference, particularly if they are smart, aware, and sensitive to others. So 5000%, 50 x, does that sound about right to you? Is that squaring with your research and experience? - A thousand percent. I couldn't agree more. I believe that this is the skillset that really differentiates the average professional from the exceptional one. And I see it over and over again. I have researched this for years. I literally started to read about…

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