Hailed as “The Master of Innovation” by Fortune magazine, award-winning professional speaker Scott Steinberg is among today’s leading business strategists and strategic innovation consultants, as seen in 600+ outlets from CNN to Time and The Wall St. Journal. The CEO of management consulting and market research firm FutureProof Strategies, he helps clients create value and cultivate competitive advantage on the back of emerging trends. A top provider of keynote speeches, workshops and training seminars, the Fortune 500 calls him a “defining figure in business and technology” and “top trendsetter to follow.”
New Research Blows the Lid Off Biggest Challenges Holding Companies + Working Pros Back from Success – and Why It Pays to Take More Risks
What’s the single number one biggest thing holding most businesses and working professionals back from finding success? You may be surprised, according to a new infographic which highlights findings by Scott Steinberg, bestselling author of Make Change Work for You (www.AKeynoteSpeaker.com), who’s research reveals seven different types of fear in the workplace that stand between us and achieving our professional goals – and seven solutions for addressing each of them.
The infographic, which demonstrates how any business or working professional can unleash creativity, unlock innovation, and drive personal or business growth, illustrates how both organizations and individuals can succeed more frequently by making more courageous decisions. Even more surprising: At odds with traditional thinking, insights show, the trick to finding success is to take more, not fewer professional risks, especially in a fast-moving and highly disruptive working world. Among the key sources of fear impacting organizations and individuals that it takes note of are:
- Failure. The possibility of being unable to successfully achieve a goal or complete a task set by yourself or others.
- Embarrassment. The shame and self-consciousness felt when one feels humiliated, unable to live up to expectations, or socially conform.
- Underperformance. Performing at a level that you or others believe to be less than adequate, or not reflective of your full potential.
- Rejection. When you, your company, or the products or services you represent are refused, turned away, or avoided by others.
- Change and Uncertainty. The process of acting or reacting differently—and the discomfort that accompanies these shifts or surrounding risks and uncertainties.
- Confrontation. Having a negative or event hostile personal or professional interaction with others.
- Isolation. The feeling of being alone or left to operate solo without others’ support.
“Fear is the single most overlooked topic of discussion in the workplace today, and one that hugely impacts both individuals’ and businesses’ decision-making and on-the-job performance,” said Scott Steinberg, award-winning professional speaker and author of Make Change Work for You. “To succeed in an unpredictable and overcrowded businesses world, it’s essential that we become more aware of our fears, learn from them, and find the courage to keep taking smart chances.”
About Make Change Work for You
A practical guide to overcoming obstacles to professional and personal change, Make Change Work for You reveals how to master uncertainty and conquer every challenge in life or business. With a mix of compelling stories, research from the social sciences and psychology, and real-world insights, Make Change Work for You shows how to reignite your career, rekindle creativity, and fearlessly innovate your way to success by providing the tools needed to master uncertainty and succeed amidst constant disruption. Features include:
-10 new success skills that can ignite your business, brand or career
-A revolutionary new system for future-proofing yourself in an increasingly uncertain world
-Practical, proven strategies for unleashing your creativity and innovation
-A simple, four-part formula for creating competitive advantage
-How to overcome the one thing holding most of us back from success