Letters vs. Numbers: the ultimate ROI battle in career education
Maybe you’re considering switching careers. Or maybe you’ve noticed a lull of creativity or production in your own department. Or maybe you’re simply convinced there’s a better way to do what you’ve been hired to do.
Why not take advantage of some targeted, specialized education?
In the “old world” of corporate climbing (say, pre-2000), the type of “continuing education” valued by white-collar types usually involved masters programs, MBAs, and other one-two year commitments resulting in a diploma and a series of academic letters you could tack onto your name.
But with today’s fast-paced business environment – where one great, well-timed, swiftly implemented idea can mean millions of dollars in increased profits by the end of the quarter – sometimes the best career education is had at one-day workshops, multi-day industry intensives, hyper-focused networking events, strategy-rich trade shows, and innovative mastermind retreats and seminars designed around specific themes and goals.
In fact, investing your time and resources into these types of training and/or career education programs often packs more of a punch in terms of getting noticed at work, or boosting the “Wow!” factor of your resume.
Whereas many C-levels boast advanced degrees from respectable institutions, not all of them demonstrate an ability to:
- Think outside the box
- Absorb the latest in guerrilla tactics and strategies
- Get into the cutting-edge fringe of what’s happening in their field or industry
- Bring fresh ideas and insights to their team’s table
True, not all companies offer the standard “tuition reimbursement” for unconventional training programs and educational opportunities. But don’t let that stop you from going after something you feel would really deliver results – especially to your company’s bottom line. Just because it hasn’t been done within your company or department doesn’t mean it’s not viable. It just means you’re a pioneer in profit-boosting possibility.
And THAT type of forward-thinking confidence eventually gets rewarded – whether you stay in your current career or not.
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