The Evolving Role of Senior Executives in the Digital Age
The digital age has ushered in unexpected changes, transforming the very fabric of how organizations operate. Let’s unravel the evolving role of senior executives in
Achieving and maintaining a successful executive career in today’s world requires acknowledging the largely global nature of business. It encompasses not only your home country but many countries and regions worldwide.
It’s hard to imagine that any executive could succeed long term without recognizing this fact. Global business = global outreach and interaction. Even small companies can achieve success on the global stage if they employ the most effective strategies and tools.
So if you’re one of the holdouts who think they either (a) don’t need a robust LinkedIn profile or (b) can’t risk having a strong profile for some reason—I recommend you think again!
We can draw a strong parallel between succeeding in global business and making your LinkedIn profile one of your primary networking tools for job search and career management.
What do you stand to lose if you don’t do that? For example:
I’ve heard several reasons that made someone decide to ignore the role of LinkedIn in their networking, including these:
I’m not discounting the possible validity of any of these reasons. If you have a legitimate concern, you need to weigh the value of LinkedIn’s visibility- and credibility-building against the likelihood that the down-side you’re concerned about would come true.
If you decide the professional boost your LinkedIn profile can give you isn’t worth the risk, your best option might be to identify other methods by which you can enhance your visibility and credibility. That could turn out to involve more work and be more time-consuming than strengthening your profile, but it might yield enough results to make you feel it was worth the effort.
On the other hand, almost everything in life comes with some sort of possible drawback these days. After you give your situation some careful thought, you might decide to go ahead and beef up your LinkedIn profile, while doing your best to minimize the down-side risk.
In that case, here are just a few actions you might decide to take:
While you’re weighing your decision, consider this: Carefully planned actions can transform your LinkedIn profile into a powerful networking tool. Failure to take appropriate action can turn it into a career disaster by default.
The digital age has ushered in unexpected changes, transforming the very fabric of how organizations operate. Let’s unravel the evolving role of senior executives in
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