Changing sectors – effective horizontal moves Our Professional Future Sue Hill FREC Hon FCLIP CDG Umbrella14 July 2009

Introduction Continued Professional Development Evaluating the how and why Untangling skills ready for ‘sale’ Making the new job work Real Lives Summary and Questions A Challenge

Continued Professional Development

Evaluating the how and why

Untangling skills ready for ‘sale’

Making the new job work

Real Lives

Summary and Questions

A Challenge

CPD – Keeping development continuous Remain in touch with issues relevant to the job, your profession and the organisation Develop your existing skills Consider how to acquire new skills Broaden your knowledge and understanding of the job you do and the organisation in which you work

Remain in touch with issues relevant to the job, your profession and the organisation

Develop your existing skills

Consider how to acquire new skills

Broaden your knowledge and understanding of the job you do and the organisation in which you work

Why do you want/need to move sector?:

Why do you want/need to move sector?: To be where the current professional action is? Do you want to impart / share acquired knowledge? Is your desire genuine? There must be more to life than ... ? Can you sell your story?

To be where the current professional action is?

Do you want to impart / share acquired knowledge?

Is your desire genuine?

There must be more to life than ... ?

Can you sell your story?

How do I make the leap?

How do I make the leap?

How do I make the leap? Preparation Well thought through reasons Identify what you will bring Learn their language and study their culture

Preparation

Well thought through reasons

Identify what you will bring

Learn their language and study their culture

Skills Audit – Valuing for ‘sale’

Untangling skills ready for ‘sale’ Statutory/essential (needed to do your job) – often tested – ‘given’ Transferable - Horizontal enablers Personal preference (learned outside work and probably not funded by work) Identify, document and harness transferable skills

Statutory/essential (needed to do your job) – often tested – ‘given’

Transferable - Horizontal enablers

Personal preference (learned outside work and probably not funded by work)

Identify, document and harness transferable skills

Belbin… and Gardner… Coordinator Shaper Plant Monitor-Evaluator Implementer Resource Investigator Team Worker Completer-Finisher Specialist Linguistic Logical-Mathematical Musical Bodily-Kinesthetic Spatial-Visual Interpersonal Intrapersonal

Coordinator

Shaper

Plant

Monitor-Evaluator

Implementer

Resource Investigator

Team Worker

Completer-Finisher

Specialist

Linguistic

Logical-Mathematical

Musical

Bodily-Kinesthetic

Spatial-Visual

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Nothing’s changed – the key skills are still:

Nothing’s changed – the key skills are still: Networking Keeping up with developments Flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm Communication Influencing skills Input examples

Networking

Keeping up with developments

Flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm

Communication

Influencing skills

Input examples

I’m in at the top! What’s next?

I’m in at the top! What’s next? Assess the scope, Project plan Look for quick wins / impact – which give…… Visibility Make alliances with stakeholders (internal and external) Boss, clients, others who matter Use commonalities to ease progress

Assess the scope, Project plan

Look for quick wins / impact – which give……

Visibility

Make alliances with stakeholders (internal and external)

Boss, clients, others who matter

Use commonalities to ease progress

I’m in the team! How can I fit?

I’m in the team! How can I fit? Assess the new cultural aspects and sensitivity Impart your transferable knowledge Celebrate your differences Make alliances with the team Work it – robust appraisal, continual assessment and CPD

Assess the new cultural aspects and sensitivity

Impart your transferable knowledge

Celebrate your differences

Make alliances with the team

Work it – robust appraisal, continual assessment and CPD

Nothing’s changed – Similar but different:

Nothing’s changed – or has it? NHS/HE/3rd Sector – all health – but different perspective School Librarian / Legal Librarian – both work with extremely difficult users Input examples Every organisation thinks it is best

NHS/HE/3rd Sector – all health – but different perspective

School Librarian / Legal Librarian – both work with extremely difficult users

Input examples

Every organisation thinks it is best

Some Case Studies of successful moves… Public Library Information Provider Professional Body (Charity) Tourism Global Law Firm Central Government Local Government – Consultant Editor - Committees Education – Govt Authority School Libraries Building Surveyors - Architects General Practice Surveyors Actuaries Global Law Firm Vendor Professional Association

Public Library

Information Provider

Professional Body (Charity)

Tourism

Global Law Firm

Central Government

Local Government – Consultant

Editor - Committees

Education – Govt Authority

School Libraries

Building Surveyors - Architects

General Practice Surveyors

Actuaries

Global Law Firm

Vendor

Professional Association

Some Case Studies of successful moves…

Some Case Studies of successful moves… Public Library Information Provider Professional Body (Charity) Tourism Global Law Firm Central Government Local Government – Consultant Editor - Committees Education – Govt Authority School Libraries Building Surveyors - Architects General Practice Surveyors Actuaries Global Law Firm Vendor Professional Association

Public Library

Information Provider

Professional Body (Charity)

Tourism

Global Law Firm

Central Government

Local Government – Consultant

Editor - Committees

Education – Govt Authority

School Libraries

Building Surveyors - Architects

General Practice Surveyors

Actuaries

Global Law Firm

Vendor

Professional Association

Summary Questions And you know I’m going to leave you with ……

Summary

Questions

And you know I’m going to leave you with ……

A Challenge

A Challenge A Challenge to identify three key skills that have value in every sector

A Challenge to identify three key skills that have value in every sector