Guide on

HOW TO

LEVERAGE your

TALENTFor a better FUTURE ahead.

A QuantumFly Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Mentoring

Chapter 2: Consulting

Chapter 3: Speaking

Chapter 4: Innovating

Chapter 5: Publishing

Chapter 6: Training

Chapter 7: Job Hunting

Finding avenue to leveraging talent

What is QuantumFly?

IntroductionIn today’s highly competitive and fast moving world, talent is the only factor which can bring you good prospects in future. Talent is the differentiating factor between successful personnel and others. So it is crucial for every individual to identify their unique talents, groom it and develop it further.

Organizations across the globe are hunting for quality talent everyday, devising strategies to develop and retain them. Every organization understands that the RIGHT talent is the greatest asset for them. Talent Management is one of the areas where organizations focus in today’s corporate world.

As a talented individual, it is imperative for you to understand the value of the same and leverage it to maximum. Your talent is your ticket to a bright future which will allow to achieve greater heights. Most of the talented individuals struggle to find ways to leverage their talent and end up under-achievers.

This guide will help you to find ways to leverage your talent and become successful. These avenues for leveraging talent can be applied irrespective of one’s field of expertise.

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CHAPTER ONE

MENTORING

MentoringCrucial for everyone’s success

Who plays a crucial role in one’s success? A Mentor.

Any person who is working or running his own business will answer the question above with the same answer. A mentor is a crucial factor in everyone’ success today.

Origin of mentoring can be traced back to ancient Greece where young men used to learn the right values from elderly wise. Mentoring, in today’s world, is much more than learning from the mentor.

Mentors play a very important role in organizations and individuals successes. A mentor taps into his/her experience to help the mentee to tackle their challenges. These challenges does not limit to organizational ones.

Every talented individual can leverage their talent as a MENTOR to individuals or businesses in need. This will help them help others, learn new things and even earn financial rewards.

CHAPTER TWO

CONSULTING

ConsultingExternal help at the RIGHT time

Every business across globe will agree to one statement- It is very difficult to have all kinds of talent required to succeed on their payroll.

It is very hard to find, hire and retain talents for all tasks in an organization. Because of this prime reason, companies rely on consultants for accomplishing some tasks. They can be hired on a project basis and does not prove very costly when compared to hiring a resource.

In today’s business world, where new tools, technologies and functions crop up so fast, consultants are a must-have for every organization.

It is an opportunity for every talented person on this planet to leverage their talent and serve as a consultant to businesses in need. For example, you have a decade of experience in project management, you can use the knowledge to become a consultant to organizations struggling with project management.

Benefits: Learning, financial benefits etc.

CHAPTER THREE

SPEAKING

SpeakingExpertise spread out loud & clear

Knowledge sharing is one of buzzwords in today’s corporate world. Everyone is sharing and receiving knowledge via various mediums like social media, virtual classrooms etc.

One of the major ways to share knowledge is speaking opportunities. Across world, there are thousands of events happening every year in various fields. All these events attract millions of talented individuals in capacity of speakers and attendees.

Another avenue for talented individuals like you to leverage knowledge is speaking opportunities. Whether it is a corporate, academic, virtual or non profit event, there are ample opportunities for right individuals to showcase their talent as a speaker.

Speaking will bring opportunities to become a subject expert, establish an audience, monetary benefits etc.

CHAPTER FOUR

INNOVATING

InnovatingBest bet towards successful future

If you glance through a newspaper or even internet, you will be able to find thousands of news articles on new ventures and entrepreneurs. Innovation and entrepreneurship goes hand in hand these days.

One thing you can observe about today’s entrepreneurs is they are all experts in their field and their product/service idea revolves around that. This proves the fact that having experience in a particular field helps you understand the gaps or missing piece and there lies your opportunity to develop a product to address the same.

So here comes next avenue to leverage your talent. Innovate.

Tap into your experience/knowledge and identify the key pain points existing in your field of expertise. Develop a solution for tackling the same and there you go. Find a mentor, partner and a funder and start hustling.

CHAPTER FIVE

PUBLISHING

PublishingPut expertise into words and shine

One of the industries which is booming these days is the self-publishing industry. A new analysis of U.S. ISBN data by ProQuest affiliate Bowker reveals that the number of self-published titles in 2013 increased to more than 458,564, up 17 percent over 2012 and 437 percent over 2008.

These numbers indicate the importance of developing of intellectual property like books, whitepapers etc. All these authors are experienced and they are developing all these assets tapping the same.

So as a talented individual, you can develop intellectual property in collaboration with the right partners - software, white papers, research papers, magazine articles, books - you name it.

Start publishing, grab attention and make money.

CHAPTER SIX

TRAINING

TrainingPass on the expertise and gain

Training is one of the lucrative areas of opportunities available for talented folks these days. Every organization is focused on keeping its workforce updated when it comes to tools and expertise. This is an area which attracts huge investments from corporates.

As the world has become fast-paced, even individuals are looking for effective trainings to polish their skills and be job ready. These trainings can be face to face or virtual ones.

As a talented individual, time has now arrived for you to leverage your expertise as a trainer. All areas of expertise are in huge demand and your knowledge is your weapon.

Become a trainer, develop training material, find folks who need it and start leveraging your knowledge.

CHAPTER SEVEN

JOB HUNTING

Job HuntingGrab the next best opportunity

Keeping an eye open for the best opportunities out there is a must have skill for any talented person. Job market is more competitive than ever now. The number of ventures popping up has exponentially increased the amount of opportunities out there.

Talent is the passport to new job opportunity for any individual. So one should leverage talent to seize the best opportunity out there. Employ the best strategies to land in the dream job where your talent will be best utilized.

Talent should be depicted well using the best tools available out there. For example, a textual resume can be replaced by a infographic visual one etc.

Networking with the right groups can be a good strategy to get the maximum mileage out of your skills.

Leverage your talent in the best possible manner to grow and meet your career goals.

YES.

There is an easy way to leverage

your talent.

It is called QuantumFly.

“Your talent is God's gift to you. What

you do with it is your gift back to

God.”- Leo Buscaglia

What is QuantumFly?QuantumFly is the world’s first specialized

platform for knowledge sourcing for individuals by individuals.

It offers opportunities for mentoring, speaking, researching, innovating,

resourcing, consulting, learning and publishing.

Its motto is “Leveraging Talents, Connecting Minds”

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A QuantumFly Guide