Ph. D. David RooyTrajectory
7 Career Strategies to Take You from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
DAVID L. VAN ROOY, Ph.D., is Senior Director, International Human Resources Strategy and Operations at Walmart. In his prior role with the company he was responsible for the world's largest employee engagement and performance management programs. He is passionate about helping others grow their careers and for more than a decade has been responsible for the development of leading talent-management programs for some of the world's best companies, including Burger King and Marriott International. For more, visit www.liveyourtrajectory.com or go to: @dlvanrooy facebook.com/liveyourtrajectory
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
GETTING STARTED: The Concept of Trajectory 7
LESSON 1: The Power of Feedback 27
LESSON 2: Persistence as a Differentiator 55
LESSON 3: Think Big, Act Small, Move Quick 79
LESSON 4: Breaking Through Plateaus 105
LESSON 5: Avoiding the Stagnation Trap 129
LESSON 6: Achieving Growth from Failure 157
LESSON 7: Sustaining Outlier Performance 183
Conclusion 209
References 215
Index 225