Here's what I have:
- I have been able to not only conquer my fear of public speaking but became very good at it. Now, I can speak in front of 100 people (which I did twice a few years ago) or in front of the Board of Management of the German corporation I work for (which I did 3 times already since joining 3.5 months ago) without any problem. When I joined a Toastmasters club last year, the comment made by the Club's President after my first speech (called Ice Breaker) was that it was the best Ice Breaker speech he'd ever heard.
- I am very good at leading large multi-functional teams. I am a Project Manager responsible to win large contracts ($50M and up). I lead teams in what is called a matrix organisation (i.e. the people on the team do not report directly to me). There can be anywhere between 10 to 30 people scattered in 3-4 different countries (Canada, USA, Brazil, Germany) working on my projects and the functions are ... Sales, Legal, Finance, Engineering, Purchasing, Scheduling, Quality, Site Installation.
- I deliver over and above the expectations. This has allowed me to more than triple my salary since the day I started working 12 years ago (this equals to more than 10% salary increase each year). I have worked in 2 large corporations (American and German).
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