Ep. 040 - Shortcut Career Advice from The Company Doctor Surgery: Part 1
What’s a doctor without his surgery? We asked you for some pressing, top-of-mind topics, and you certainly delivered.
Over the course of two special episodes, George takes the reins of the podcast and delivers Gary’s answers to your burning questions.
We’ll hear what separates average from exceptional, next steps if you don’t secure that anticipated promotion, and whether higher education carries the same weight that it once did.
The doctor will see you now…
Key takeaways from this episode:
Me & We time is key to nailing WFH
Have your goals in concrete, and plans in sand
As a consultant, create the change to make yourself redundant
Highlights:
“If you're a boss, happy employees lead to a 33% increase in profitability, a 43% increase in productivity, if you're in sales then a 37% increase, if you're in innovation then a 300% increase, and finally, 51% lower turnover. So if you've got employees, keep them happy.” - 2:40 - Gary Gamp
“There's a thought that if you're a consultant, your job is to ‘land and expand’, to be a ferret and find more work. Actually, you should do the opposite, you should make yourself redundant. If you do the job and get out, then you're not gonna be a blood sucking consultant.” - 5:00 - Gary Gamp
“There's certain things you can do where you don't need to go to the office as long as you've got somewhere to work. If it's ‘me time’ there’s stuff I need to do, and actually it’s better because I don’t get interrupted. But there's certain activity that needs ‘we time’. So if there's a team meeting, I think we need to be there. I don't think it's great to have half in, half out.” - 9:50 - Gary Gamp
“What’s the story and narrative to this change? Why are you doing it? That carries you with momentum, then you've got to get people bought into that story. They might not like it, but they need to understand it,” - 17:15 - Gary Gamp
“You need to set yourself apart from everyone else. Because if everyone else has got all the qualifications, it's not enough anymore. If you don't have qualifications, it doesn't mean you can't get on the ladder. You just need to be different.” - 19:45 - Gary Gamp
