Friday, February 3, 2012

How to be "in demand"...........

"Don't become a commodity.  Remember that many mechanical and even decision-making skills can be replaced by technology.  Keep asking yourself whether what you do could be replaced by a silicon chip.  To avoid becoming a commodity become the very best at what you do.  The world still needs some bank managers; not everything can be done by machine.  You simply need to be one of the best.  Then build your EQ or emotional intelligence skills; the ones which almost by definition a machine cannot do - leading, being empathetic or creative, innovative and inspiring.  Finally, offer high ROI - return on investment.  Be extraordinarily good value.  That doesn't mean long hours; it simple means that what you do is done so effectively that nobody would want to lose you."

-Nicholas Bate, Instant MBA

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