The Leap of Faith: Inspirational Tactics to Shift Your Career Path with Alex Crossman #55

08/22/23 • 31 min

Changing careers is one of the biggest leaps of faith you could ever take, so how do you ensure that you’ll stick the landing?

Pure motivation, values and commitment are essential ingredients in a sector shift, and these characteristics are exhibited in exemplary style by this week’s podcast guest, Alex Crossman.

Once an investment banker, now an inspiring headmaster - Alex takes us through the art of shifting your career path on The Company Doctor Podcast.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Understand your motivations
Follow through - don’t do it by halves
Be aware of the business environment around you

Links & references: https://www.thecompanydoctor.com/
Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp
George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode
Gary's new book, Career Catalyst - available online now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Career-Catalyst-Secret-Skills-School-ebook/dp/B0DFYVG6XY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Changing careers is one of the biggest leaps of faith you could ever take, so how do you ensure that you’ll stick the landing?

Pure motivation, values and commitment are essential ingredients in a sector shift, and these characteristics are exhibited in exemplary style by this week’s podcast guest, Alex Crossman.

Once an investment banker, now an inspiring headmaster - Alex takes us through the art of shifting your career path on The Company Doctor Podcast.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Understand your motivations
Follow through - don’t do it by halves
Be aware of the business environment around you

Previous Episode

Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies with Bill Snow #54

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Mergers & acquisitions flip the script in a way that few actions in business can...

Buyers must sell themselves, and sellers must be choosy with whom they sell to, and that’s just one piece of the M&A puzzle. Fortunately, Bill Snow’s expertise helps him to distil it down to a fine art.

Whether you’re buying a company or selling yours, the acclaimed author of Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies offers some truly revolutionary perspectives on the M&A process.

Key takeaways from this episode:

As a seller, you’re buying the buyer
M&As are micro-economic, not macro-economic
Owners integral to business’ success diminish its value

Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp

George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode

Bill Snow: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billsnow/

Mergers & Acquisitions For Dummies by Bill Snow: https://www.dummies.com/book/business-careers-money/business/mergers-acquisitions/mergers-acquisitions-for-dummies-282397/

Next Episode

The Sound of Silence: Mastering the Art of Conversation #56

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The 1980s would have you believe that listening better is just a matter of willpower. They couldn’t be more wrong...

It’s a three dimensional skill, consisting of IQ, EQ and XQ. If you’ve not a clue what any of those are, maybe revisit the IQ one... but for the other two, and the key to better conversations, listen up and catch this week’s episode of The Company Doctor Podcast.

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