CHANGES ARE INEVITABLE AND BEING FLEXIBLE AND ABLE TO PIVOT CAN REALLY HELP EMPLOYEES WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARE OUT OF THEIR CONTROL. JENNY BLAKE, AUTHOR AND HOST OF THE PIVOT PODCAST, EXPLAINS HOW EMPLOYEES CAN CONTROL THEIR PIVOT.
“If change is the only constant, how can we get better at it? The whole point of pivot is that none of us are starting from scratch. Pivot is a mindset and a method. Pivot as a mindset is about learning to be agile in our careers and adaptable even within the roles that we currently have.”
BLAKE SAYS THAT THOSE BEST AT PIVOTING CONSTANTLY EVALUATE WHERE THEY ARE THROUGH FOUR STAGES.
“We will all experience moments of getting pivoted by circumstances that are not within our control. The big secret about pivoting is that we're pivoting more often than not. And in fact, those who are best at pivot as a mindset and a skillset are the ones who are continuously going through these four stages; what's working, what does success look like, what's out there, what can I try.”
“At the end of the day pivot boils down to that one question; what can I try, and choosing something that's small enough to get you started.”
BLAKE SHARES HOW SMALL CHANGES, OR DIVOTS, MAY BE ALL THAT IS NECESSARY.
“Pivot versus divot comes from my friend, Stephen Shapiro, author of Invisible Solutions. Stephen said, sometimes we don't need to pivot or make a big dramatic change, but rather we make it a divot.”
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