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How to Fast Track Your Career: The Art of Disciplined Opportunism

Do you want to fast track your career? Are you interested in pursuing a portfolio career? Would you like reinvent yourself after setbacks?

Sadiq Gillanihost
May 17, 202151mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
May 17, 2021
Duration
51m
Channel
Stanford Graduate School of Business
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Do you want to fast track your career? Are you interested in pursuing a portfolio career? Would you like reinvent yourself after setbacks? This 5 P framework will help your career reach cruising altitude: by being clear on your Purpose, Preparing your mind and body by creating the space, being alert to Pursue opportunities, having Partners to support you and Pivoting in the event of turbulence. In the last chapter, we will also cover how the airline and travel industry will be transformed after the pandemic. Sadiq Gillani is a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Senior Vice President at Emirates Airline. This keynote speech was delivered at the Stanford Spring Alumni Reunion in May 2021 For more tips and recommended reading follow me on Instagram @sadiq.gillani or linkedin.com/in/sgillani ----------------Chapters----------- 00:00 Introduction to the 5 P Framework 06:45 Purpose 09:59 Prepare 15:40 Pursue 24:36 Partner 32:15 Pivot 37:40 Disciplined Opportunism in the Travel & Airline Industry 49:35 Closing summary

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  • Sadiq Gillani

    host

    Career speaker and airline professional featured as the subject of a Stanford MBA case study on career advancement.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Stanford Graduate School of Business, featuring Sadiq Gillani, How to Fast Track Your Career: The Art of Disciplined Opportunism explores A five-part system for accelerating careers through disciplined opportunism Sadiq Gillani presents “disciplined opportunism” as a 5-part framework—Purpose, Prepare, Pursue, Partner, Pivot—for systematically spotting and capturing career opportunities aligned to a long-term vision.

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