DT #520 Why We All Need a Personal Competitive Advantage - Mark Perna

Develop This: Economic and Community Development

Dennis and Mark Perna discuss the importance of and the three critical elements of a personal competitive advantage.

• Robust academic knowledge
• Technical competencies
• Professional skills

Even though the Competitive Advantage Track is designed to talk to Gen Zers about their careers, there are lessons for all of us to learn and ponder.

Competitive Advantage Track is a free, easy-to-use tool that will drive the dialogue to help young people think constructively about their future, develop crucial career and life skills, and ultimately thrive in a fast-changing world.

In each module (or “Slice”), generational expert and Career Tree creator Mark C. Perna delivers a short, heartfelt talk about a particular skill, why it matters, and how it connects to their personal competitive advantage for whatever they want to achieve in life.