1.
10 ways to become high
potential

2.
High potentials are candidates identified by an organization as
having the capacity for progressing up quickly in the organization.
Most often 2 to 3 levels above the work they are doing right now.

3.
Generally, high potentials share
three characteristics:
Consistently demonstrate high-quality
work
Reflect an organizations values
Demonstrate they can learn new skills
• quickly

4.
#1 First, focus on building your
credibility!

5.
Credibility comes from

Consistent Performance
+
Building Trust

6.
Great Performance is Important!
Consistency is also very important!

7.
You want to be known as someone
who can be depended on!

8.
What are your processes for
good reliable execution?
How do you manage your
time and energy?
How do you manage
deadlines?
Take charge of your
personal
effectiveness!!

9.
#2 Build Trusting Relationships

10.
There is even a formula for building
trust

11.
Want to learn more? Watch this

12.
Or this

13.
Day 3: Build you
professional style
Your professional style
is about how you work
with others.
It includes many
intangibles such as
how you
communicate;
how you convey
competence;
and even how you
claim authority.

14.
Ever heard the
advice—just be
authentic?
Should you be
“true to
yourself”
OR
should you “be a
chameleon”?

15.
The advice: be true to yourself,
can be confusing. Who should you
be true to—
Who you were yesterday? Or
Who you want to become
tomorrow?

16.
It turns out—a nuanced definition of
authenticity is far more helpful.
There may be a delicate balance between saying everything that is
on your mind AND staying silent on issues that are important.
It may help to understand this difference.

17.
Professor Ibarra asks—is there really just ”one
true self” or is the self “ever evolving”?
…You Decide.

18.
Instead she offers 3
pieces of advice:
1. Learn from
diverse role
models
2. Experiment with
different styles of
leading and
working.
3. Don’t get too
caught into “your
story” of who you
are. (that may be
a trap)

19.
Want to learn more? Watch this

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#4 Learn how to take
risks… and
then manage them

21.
Nothing ventured; Nothing gained!
It is hard to stand out if you have
never really done anything different.
How will you (and others) know what
you can potentially do if you are
always playing safe?

22.
What can you do in now wherever you
are that can be a game changer for you
and your organization?

23.
Yet there is always some
risk involved in doing
something different.
What if you fail?
What if you embarrass
yourself?

24.
Managing Risk is about
develop the skills, getting
feedback and building
support you need to make
a success of your new
charge.

25.
Occasionally, despite
your best effort, things
may not work out…
Don’t sweat it. Have a
playful attitude.
Learn from it, admit
what didn’t work, and
move on.

26.
#5 Learn
to let go

27.
Ideas from one stage of your career can in fact hold you back in another.

28.
For example, the “Detail Orientation” that was so helpful when
you were an “Individual Contributor” can get in the way of
being able to step back and look at the bigger picture.

29.
Technical skills that are so valuable at one stage,
become replaced by people and big-picture
skills at another!

30.
#6 Become
Literate In
Technology
Today no matter what field
you work in---technology is a
basic skill. Pretty much like
reading and writing.
If you fall behind in your
understanding of technology,
you are not likely to be seen as
someone who will be able to
lead your function in the
future.

31.
Three things you can
do to improve your
tech literacy
1. Familiarize yourself
with the technology
already at play in your
field. How does it
help?
Even better,
understand when it
works well, and when
it doesn’t. This will
help you make choices
in the near future

32.
2. Understand technologies that are still in development that will
have an impact on how you operate a couple of years ahead.

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3. Become aware of the broader frame of emerging technologies.
Every business will be impacted. Find out the implications to yours.

34.
Some books to get
started:
• Bold (Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler)
• The Future is Faster Than You Think (Peter
Diamandis and Steven Kotler)
• Tech Whisperer (Jaspreet Bindra)
• The Inevitable: Understanding The 12
Technological Forces that will Shape Our
Future (Kevin Kelly)

35.
Day 7: Build
Psychological
Resilience First!
At first this may seem strange.
BUT did you know that your
mental states impacts your
ability to see opportunities,
and grow your abilities?

36.
What
mental
states
have the
strongest
impact?
Hope
Optimism
Resilience

37.
The Next Few Years will see great
change and disruption. To thrive in
times of great change and
uncertainty—you need to be able
to develop psychological stamina.
All of these are aided by hope,
optimism and resilience

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To Learn More

39.
You can also watch this talk at
Times Internet’s Job Buzz

40.
Day 8: Develop Dynamic Sensors
Learn To Read Your Organizations Focus and Move
Towards Opportunities that Support Those.

41.
Not all opportunities are created
equal.

42.
There are opportunities
that will receive
center stage
because they match
whatever it is that your
top leaders are focused
on.

43.
That means they will
receive resources to
succeed and attention
when they do.

44.
And there are those that
no one truly cares about
(even if they do get some
lip service)

45.
Being able to sense which
is which can help you
move towards the
opportunities that truly
matter.

46.
How can you do
that?
# Pro Tip:
Listen carefully to what gets spoken
about most by those who have the say
in resources and decision making
Those are the projects they may most
want to succeed.

47.
Day 9: Make Your Character Count!

48.
character
noun
1. the particular combination of
qualities in a person or place that
makes them different from others.
2. the quality of being determined
and able to deal with unusual
situations
Cambridge Dictionary

49.
People always prefer to work with people
who can be trusted—
those who have competence
AND
personal qualities that make them trust-
worthy.

50.
Make your character count by being conscious
of your little actions each day.
Ask yourself…
Do they represent the best of who you can
be?

51.
Day 10: Know Your Demons!

52.
Traits that can be your great
strengths…
…can at other times work
against you.

53.
All of us are human. There are things
we do very well. And there are things
that trip us.
Know what can trip you.
Understand it.
And work with it.

54.
Hogan Personality Assessments--Derailers

55.
Not all personality derailers are the same though.
According to Hogan research– having too much of “Distancing” traits always works
against being a good leader. While having at least some of the “Seductive” traits can
be helpful. Even though too much is again a danger.

56.
Hogan’s Personality Derailers
Some Examples

57.
CCL’s Derailment Factors

58.
How can you find out more about your
derailers?
• Ask for feedback
from those who
know you well.
• Participate in more
formal personality
assessments
• Introspection and
Reflection.