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You’re Never Too Old to Pivot
How to Pivot, Better Than I Did
Darren Menabney @ Pink Cow Connections Tokyo
12.09.14
2011, Toronto 44 years old Government of Canada, Defence R&D External Relations Manager
2013+, Tokyo 46 years old Ricoh Company Ltd. Global HR Program Manager GLOBIS University
Part-time Faculty
COUNTRY
Over a few years I changed…
NATIONALCULTURE
2011, Toronto 44 years old Government of Canada, Defence R&D External Relations Manager
2013+, Tokyo 46 years old Ricoh Company Ltd. Global HR Program Manager GLOBIS University
Part-time Faculty
Over a few years I changed…
JOB FUNCTION
2011, Toronto 44 years old Government of Canada, Defence R&D External Relations Manager
2013+, Tokyo 46 years old Ricoh Company Ltd. Global HR Program Manager GLOBIS University
Part-time Faculty
Over a few years I changed…
CORPORATECULTURE
2011, Toronto 44 years old Government of Canada, Defence R&D External Relations Manager
2013+, Tokyo 46 years old Ricoh Company Ltd. Global HR Program Manager GLOBIS University
Part-time Faculty
Over a few years I changed…
INDUSTRYSECTOR
2011, Toronto 44 years old Government of Canada, Defence R&D External Relations Manager
2013+, Tokyo 46 years old Ricoh Company Ltd. Global HR Program Manager GLOBIS University
Part-time Faculty
Over a few years I changed…
450 Degrees
ofChange …through
20/20 hindsight
Your mileage
may vary
HOW TO DO IT? 1. Get self-absorbed
2. Stretch yourself
3. Make your own luck
1. Get self-absorbed(a little)Take stock
Identify your Gaps
Write out your backstoryCritical points
Successes
Failures
Loved / hated doing
… and be your own
devil’s advocate
Ask
“What if…?” about
…your past …what you excel at …what you love doing
This is a Team Sport
Create a New Narrative
SKILL
PASS
ION
Pivot Around What Makes You Shine
Develop your own Personal
Mission
Statement
N
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EW
2. Stretch yourselfLay the groundwork for your pivot
GET OUTSIDEOutside what you knowOutside your usual social circleOutside your home
Get Outside What You Know
Never stop learning
Self-Study
Everyone is your Teacher
Get Outside Your Social Circle
New people
Freaks and weirdos!
New networks
Get Outside Your Home
Travel
Go for a walk
Broaden Your Horizons
GET OUTSIDE
OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE!
HAPPY!
GROW
STRETCH
BROADEN HORIZONS
LEARNMEET
Teachers Weirdos Experts NEW People
Friends and Family Books Classes Travel LIFELONG!
3. Make your own luck
Take control
Use your
New perspectives
New sense of self
New grasp of the possible
New networks
Volunteer
Raise your hand
Be a leader
GET NOTICED
SHOWING
BEATS
SAYING
Get noticed by doing things which may have no immediate benefit,
but fit your new narrative
Pivot around
Your passion,
Your skill, and
What there is a customer for