Listen and subscribe on iTunes | Spotify| Stitcher | Google Play | PlayerFM | iHeart Radio Karen Walker is a consultant, author, speaker, and advisor to CEOs and senior leaders. She helps her clients grow their companies with successful outcomes – including IPOs, mergers/acquisitions, market share increases, and significant leadership development. Her clients include Inc. 500 start-ups and Fortune 500 firms. Karen was an early employee at Compaq Computer and as a member of the senior leadership team, grew the company’s revenue from zero to $111 million in its first year – Compaq then became the fastest company in its time to reach $1 billion. By the time she left to form her consultancy 14 years later, Compaq had grown to $15 billion. Karen’s work today with organizations of all sizes….substantiates the strategies and keys for execution outlined in her new book: No Dumbing Down – A No-nonsense Guide for CEOs on Organizational Growth. Questions we'll tackle today: How do you define career agility? Why should folks seek to be more agile in the workplace? How can they build their agility muscle? What can folks do at the office to distinguish themselves in the workplace? What skills or expertise separates executives from other ranks? what unique abilities do they have? Is it more than just being very good at what they're being measured on? What are habits that help folks play the game at a higher level? How do you suggest folks train their eye to see improvement opportunities in their businesses? A common setback that many folks neglect in their careers is getting too wrapped up in the day-to-day work and fire-fighting that they don't take time to pop their heads up and think strategically. How can our listeners better integrate this habit into their lives? If a promotion is the best route for someone to make a change or proceed ahead in their career path what should folks do to ensure they're a prime candidate for their target job market? How to connect with Karen: KarenWalker.us

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