Biggest Challenges Faced by a Reading Implementation Success Manager at Learning Ally
Danielle's biggest challenge as a Manager, Reading Implementation Success, is the career transition from teaching to the corporate world, navigating "business jargon, like KPIs and renewal processes," and adapting to the self-directed structure of working from home. This involves transferring skills like "upselling" from the classroom to a corporate setting and establishing a disciplined daily regimen.
Career Transition, Business Acumen, Sales and Client Management, Remote Work, Self-Discipline
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Danielle Scott
Manager, Reading Implementation Success
Learning Ally Audiobook
Loyola Marymount university
Loyola Marymount University/ Early childhood development
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Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Danielle's career transition from teaching to a corporate role, highlighting the challenges of understanding business jargon and processes.
2. The importance of transferable skills and the need for coaching and learning in adapting to a new professional environment.
3. The challenges of working from home, requiring self-motivation, structure, and discipline to prioritize tasks and maintain productivity.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
Coming out of the classroom and entering the corporate world is a challenge all its own. Being a career transitioner is the biggest challenge, understanding business jargon, like KPIs, and renewal processes and upselling.
These skills are transferable and definitely coachable, teachable. Things are challenging for me, especially right now because they are so new. I may have been doing the exact thing of upselling with a student, but I would never call it upselling. Transferring that to customers and clients with a product has been a very large challenge.
Also, working from home presents being a self-starter. That could be a challenge, and also getting used to creating my own structure. I believe a lot of people desire to create their own structure, but it is more than just saying that. It's actually keeping yourself on a regimen and having the discipline to structure and prioritize your day.