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\"Cohesity<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Great fun to give a speech to the excellent data management software company Cohesity last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are a company determined to thrive amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing we reflected on was how to find opportunities in the midst of obstacles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There often are opportunities in tough times, but we must have the right mindset in order to find them, and make the most of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my work, as a conference speaker, there has obviously been a bit of a big obstacle in the form of 2020\u2019s conferences being entirely cancelled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But instead, there has come along the opportunity for virtual events. We have had to work hard, but we have developed a new product, and learnt a lot of new “virtual skills\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the opportunities alongside your obstacles? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How might your obstacles force you to develop opportunities you might have previously neglected? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Covid #opportunities #growthmindset #virtualspeaking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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