5 Principles of Career Management

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  1. Discover the ‘High 5’ of Strategic of Career Management Today! Presented b y Rob Straby , M.A. www.straby.com
  2. About Rob’s Background
  3. Presentation Overview
    • Key Career Question
    • 5 Principles
      • Change is Constant
      • Encourage the Heart
      • Focus on the Journey
      • Learning is Ongoing
      • Build Relationships
    • Questions & Summary
  4. Learning Goals
    • To clarify what career success means to you
    • To identify the benefits of career management for you
    • To determine what steps you can take to increase your own career management
  5. A Key Question
    • What does “career success” mean to you?
    • Write your answer
    • Discuss your answer with a learning partner
  6. Introducing the “High 5”
    • Change is Constant
    • Encourage the Heart
    • Focus on the Journey
    • Learning is Ongoing
    • Build Relationships
  7. #1 Change is Constant
    • Critical changes that affect you :
    • Increasing pace of technological change
    • Integration of the global economy
    • Organizational flattening / downsizing
    • Demographic changes – impact of Boomers
    • Changes in organizational roles: increase use of contract / flex work force
  8. Tom Peters Says “Re-Imagine!”
      • Yesterday
    • Job for life
    • Competence
    • Reference group:
    • The corporation
    • Work with the same old folks
    • Career strategy =
    • Do what you’re told
    • Today
    • Gig for now
    • Mastery
    • Reference group: Peers in my craft
    • Work with a shifting network of partners
    • Career Strategy =
    • Do what you excel at
  9. Change Impacts Career Paths
  10. Traditional Career Path #1
    • Leadership
    • “ Up the ladder”
    • Success based on upward progress, position in the hierarchy
    • Organizational definition of career success
  11. Traditional Career Path #2
    • Expert
    • Focus on being highly competent in a specific type of work, e.g. doctor, lawyer, engineer
    • Many people consider this to be the only definition of success
  12. Emergent Career Path #1
    • Spiral
    • Success means a progressive broadening of one’s knowledge and sill over time
    • A pattern of movement that uses old skills and learns new ones
  13. Emergent Career Path #2
    • Transitory
    • Focus on movement
    • Diversity of experience
    • May or may not transfer skills
    • Mistakenly thought of as not having a career
  14. Career Management Assessment
    • What have you done so far to prepare yourself and your career to take you into the future?
    • To find out, consider the following questions
  15. Career Management Assessment
    • Have you assessed your skills, values and goals in the past 12 months?
    • Have you acquired new skills in the past 12 months?
    • Do you have an up-to-date resume that clearly demonstrates your achievements?
    • During an interview, I could describe at least ten skills that I possess.
    • Do you clearly understand the needs of your customers?
  16. Career Management Assessment
    • In the past year, have you identified and filled any client needs that were not being met?
    • Are you currently aware of two or more potential assignments and are you taking steps to become involved in them?
    • Can you cite at least two projects that you worked on in the last 12 months where you can demonstrate significant impact?
    • Do you regularly read professional or industry based material?
    • Have you gathered specific feedback about your performance from peers, clients and/or supervisors in the past year?
  17. Career Management Assessment
    • Are you an active member of a professional group or organization?
    • Have you presented a seminar or participated on a committee in the past year?
    • Do you regularly update yourself on trends and changes that will affect society in general and your organization in particular?
    • Can you list at least three things – activities, places, relationships, etc. that provide a sense of continuity and stability in your life?
    • Do you honestly believe in yourself, and in your ability to survive whatever changes may come your way?
  18. Increase Your Career Adaptability
    • The more “yes” responses, the greater your adaptability and flexibility
    • You can develop both by making a personal commitment to active career management!
  19. Become the CEO of Your Career!
    • "Today's worker will contribute more to the employer and probably do better if he or she thinks of themselves as a one-person company . "
    • William Bridges, Author, JobShift
  20. #2 Encourage The Heart
    • Career success can be attained by being clear about what excites you!
    • What do you really want?
    • Clarifying what you want can include a review of your:
      • Vision
      • Mission
      • Values
      • Beliefs
      • Interests
  21. #3 Learning Is Ongoing
    • Identify your natural skills and talents
    • Be clear as to what talents you can use
    • Continuously develop these abilities through ongoing learning and development activities
    • Market them as your unique niche
    • Track them with a personal portfolio
  22. Key Skills to Continuously Learn
    • Flexibility & adaptability
    • Continuous learning
    • Stress management
    • Communication! (that’s right, the soft skills a.k.a people skills)
  23. #4 Focus On The Journey
    • Understand your current position relative to your vision
    • Set long-term & short-term goals
    • Identify steps you can take this week to move forward
    • ACT!
  24. #5 Build Relationships
    • Exchange information
    • Get advice
    • Solicit support
    • Get a mentor
    • Make connections
    • Celebrate success!
  25. Reviewing the “High 5”
    • Change is Constant
    • Encourage the Heart
    • Focus on the Journey
    • Learning is Ongoing
    • Build Relationships
    • By applying these 5 principles you can achieve effective career management and be successful on your own terms!

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