"going it alone" survival skills for the independent professional
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“Going it alone”
Survival skills for the independent professional
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Safe Inside
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Greener grass outside
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It’s Cold Out Here
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And Dangerous!
• Predators
• Clients
• Competition
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And lonely
• Your new job description includes– IT support– Accounts– Sales – Marketing– Office cleaner!
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The Real World
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What kind of animal are you?
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Build your own eco-system
• Security = support systems
• Company = networks
• Exercise = CPD
• Rest = down time
• Food = clients
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Security
• Phones, IT, accounts, premises?
• Don’t go crazy – or penny-pinch
• What can you do?
• What should you do?
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Down time
• Feast and famine
• Define working day
• Take holidays
• Say No occasionally!
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Keep Growing
• New skills
• Practice the old ones
• Keep up to date
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Networks
• Old friends
• Small supportive groups
• Join a pack
• Collect good people
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What kind of client do you want?
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Clients
• Who are they?
• What can you do for them?
• Where do they hang out?
• Who else knows them?
• Will they like the look of you?
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Skillfair
• We collect opportunities
• Across Business, IT, Technology
• Large or small, public or private
• Match to your skills
• And pass them over to you
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Where do we find them?
• Public sector – 600+ web sites
• Large-Medium clients – direct mail & telemarketing
• Small Business – online PR and advertising
• Peer referrals
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What are you?
• What kind of animal are you?– Loner– Pack– Carnivore– Omnivore… ?
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