How to become “professional”

~based on my experience~

Mar. 21 2014Tomonori Yako

Today’s Agenda

1. Why do I share this?2. 15 items to become professional3. Important-34. Extra talk about “professionalism”

Why do I share this?

Partner

SeniorManager

Manager

Senior Consultant

Consultant

13 years in consulting industrynow

entry Behave as strict as a professional

Service business like making money on an hourly basis

Structure in consulting organization(in general)

Evaluated for the value delivered with the deadline

If you can’t, then fired

Professional is knowledge worker…

• Working based on experience with advanced knowledge

• Earning money by providing a service to others by reproducing.

• Commit to client’s success

• Working based on experience with advanced knowledge

• Can’t provide it systematically and reproducibly• Commit to his/her own success

Professional

Specialist

15 items to become professionalPersonality

Professionalism

Point of view1.Keen anytime2.Curiosity for everything

3.Improve myself, keep growing4.Deep constructed think5.Strong leadership

11.Value delivered for the time, money, and efforts12.Decisions with objectively13.Respect others, adapt diversity14.Commit to each other’s success and growth

15.Think optimistically and survive the adversity

6. Think as customer’s point of view7. Think holistically, totally, not locally8. Systematical point of view

9. Identify Ideal goal and find gaps, then conquer it

10.Purpose oriented efforts with passion

Important-3 Personality

Improve myself, keep growing

keep growingimprove

Partner

SeniorManager

Manager

Senior Consultant

Consultant

CEOMD

Senior Partner

Director

Senior Manager

quit challengecurrent structure

another structure

re-grow

Challenging to the another structure, then re-grow by building new business

Important-3 Point of view

AsIs(now)

Ideal goal

Identify Ideal goal and find gaps, then conquer it

I planned 1 year and 5 years goals. List down the checklist then try to check it over and over.

listed down the gaps and action items

try to check it

1 year goal

5 yearsgoal

betrayed from some of my colleagues

Important-3 Professionalism

Think optimistically and survive the adversity

adverse Positivesurviving

I was in hard time, try to communicate, looking to markets. Later, all things turned to positive

try to communicateoptimisticallyLook to clients& markets

6 month later, all things turned to positive

Extra talk about “professionalism”

Try to improve my English as “professional”

Achieved 2.5kg through dieting as “professional”?!

Source: my weight on iphone application ”ARGUS”

Conclusion

• I will keep learning English, and also maintain my body to be shaped.

• Important-3 • Keep improving and growing• Identify Ideal goal and find gaps, then concur gaps• Think optimistically and survive the adversity

• To become a professional is to become a better person who live one’s life positively.

Question?Thank you