By Sunday Tollefson, MBA, PMP® 

This week's micro-learning subject is the fourth of a nine-part series from the book "How to Be a Star at Work: 9 Breakthrough Strategies You Need to Succeed" by Robert E. Kelley.

The fourth strategy is PERSPECTIVE. Star performers develop well-rounded understanding of their field which leads to pattern recognition skills valued by colleagues and influencers. Stars beat out average workers by understanding these five perspectives:

• Colleagues. Stars solicit critical perspective to improve their work and enhance professional standing. 
• Customers. Stars work to understand what customer needs and motivations are even if they don't work closely with customers.
• Competitors. Stars often have intimate knowledge of the competitors products and can do a point by point comparison with their own product.
• Company Management. Stars know their bosses goals or vision.
• Creative Dissonance. Stars build multidisciplinary internal resumes and think...