One very crucial quality of a successful business person in this day and time is someone who is someone who is willing to step outside of the norm and take risks to set themselves apart. Business is the most popular degree for U.S. college graduates with nearly 400,000 students graduating with a degree in some sort of business each year ("The NCES fast facts"). The obtain a status of reigning success in the industry, creativity is crucial to differentiation. Trail and error is often involved in the journey to prosperous business endeavors. Steve Jobs is one of the most well known names in business. He is praised for his accomplishments with Apple Inc, but few know of the trail and error involved in his success. His company NeXT was a complete failure labeled as “the doom of his career,” later became the basis for much of the technology that are today’s widely loved Apple devices (Linn).
Another important skill of a successful business-person in 2017 is the ability to set goals for themselves, and being willing to learn and grow throughout their career. Striving for new information and new techniques is a quality essential for being the best in your field. Business is a constantly evolving industry. Learning, and being willing to learn is crucial to success.
Business is often considered a social sport. Someone’s ability to affectively converse with a colleague and manage diverse environments is critical to their success. For most jobs in business, you come in contact with lots of different people with different opinions. Being able to get past, or understand people’s differences is crucial to affective communication. Relationships are important to help open the doors to opportunities for advancement in this career path.
With competition for business markets becoming increasingly more demanding, employers, and investors are looking for differentiation among individuals in the workforce. For those with future careers in business, it important to develop and polish these qualities for the most promising job pathways.
-Kenzie Miller
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In looking for success, it is most often found among people who are passionate about what they do. It is extremely important to pursue jobs at companies that interest you, or motivate you to want to succeed. It is really hard to want to do well in a position that you hate. It shows when people like what they do, because they are willing to put in the extra work that is necessary to get ahead. Drive is is the most defining ingredient in the recipe for achievement.
Another important skill of a successful business-person in 2017 is the ability to set goals for themselves, and being willing to learn and grow throughout their career. Striving for new information and new techniques is a quality essential for being the best in your field. Business is a constantly evolving industry. Learning, and being willing to learn is crucial to success.
Business is often considered a social sport. Someone’s ability to affectively converse with a colleague and manage diverse environments is critical to their success. For most jobs in business, you come in contact with lots of different people with different opinions. Being able to get past, or understand people’s differences is crucial to affective communication. Relationships are important to help open the doors to opportunities for advancement in this career path.
With competition for business markets becoming increasingly more demanding, employers, and investors are looking for differentiation among individuals in the workforce. For those with future careers in business, it important to develop and polish these qualities for the most promising job pathways.
-Kenzie Miller
Work Cited:
Linn, Allison. “What Steve Jobs Taught Us: It’s OK to Fail.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 6 Oct. 2011, www.nbcnews.com/id/44278117/ns/business-us_business/t/what-steve-jobs-taught-us-its-ok-fail/#.WfYgBUyZMdU.
Staff Writer. “5 Essential Skills for a Successful Business Career.” Image, Independence University, www.independence.edu/blog/5-essential-skills-for-a-successful-business-career.
“The NCES Fast Facts Tool Provides Quick Answers to Many Education Questions (National Center for Education Statistics).” National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, a Part of the U.S. Department of Education, nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp? id=37
Vozza, Stephanie. “Eight Career Skills You Need To Be Competitive In 2016.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 13 Jan. 2016, www.fastcompany.com/3055352/eight-career-skills-you- need-to-be-competitive-in-2016.
Vozza, Stephanie. “Eight Career Skills You Need To Be Competitive In 2016.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 13 Jan. 2016, www.fastcompany.com/3055352/eight-career-skills-you- need-to-be-competitive-in-2016.
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