By Sunday Tollefson, MBA, PMP® 

This week's micro-learning subject is the fourth of a nine-part series from the book "How to Be a Star at Work: 9 Breakthrough Strategies You Need to Succeed" by Robert E. Kelley.

The fourth strategy is PERSPECTIVE. Star performers develop well-rounded understanding of their field which leads to pattern recognition skills valued by colleagues and influencers. Stars beat out average workers by understanding these five perspectives:

• Colleagues. Stars solicit critical perspective to improve their work and enhance professional standing. 
• Customers. Stars work to understand what customer needs and motivations are even if they don't work closely with customers.
• Competitors. Stars often have intimate knowledge of the competitors products and can do a point by point comparison with their own product.
• Company Management. Stars know their bosses goals or vision.
• Creative Dissonance. Stars build multidisciplinary internal resumes and think...

By Sunday Tollefson, MBA, PMP® 

When it comes to stakeholders, you've definitely got some. In fact, you've got a lot. But what does that mean, really? 

When you know who your stakeholders are, you can also determine how to communicate with them, when to communicate with them, and what to communicate. 

What a difference this makes! 

Understanding your stakeholders' needs and delivering what they want will take you miles toward developing and maintaining trust, a critical element of career growth and personal brand.

Click here to download the free one-pager: How to Organize Stakeholders.

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