Thoughts and advice about career planning in the 21st century. This presentation was given for a class of organizational consultants in Israel

1. Career Planning
in the 21st Century
Arnon Kraft
CEO //
July 2020

2. “Please allow me
to introduce
myself”
• General Manager for Strategic Partnerships
• Executive Sponsor – College & Military Recruiting
• FourBlock, The Honor Foundation - Mentor
• TEDx Speaker – Innovation in Talent Management
• Vice President
• Mentor, Sponsor for New Hires
• Vice President
• Lead recruiting process
• Mentor – MBA School at Tel Aviv University
• CEO
• Mentor – The Technion – Israel’s Institute of Technology
• Mentor – Global Mentorship Initiative
Sympathy for the Devil
Written by: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

3. “And different
strokes for
different folks”
Everyday People
Written by: Sylvester Stewart
• Got to have a plan - “If you
fail to plan, you plan to fail”
• Be good and good things will
happen - “It is what it is”

7. “So we're different
colors, and we're
different breeds
And different
people, have
different needs”
People are People
Written by: Martin Lee Gore
• Type of person
• Industry
• Career stage
• Generation

8. “I know, I know,
I know times are
changing”
Purple Rain
Written by: Prince Rogers Nelson
• Careers are longer
• More than one career
• WFH
• Gig economy

9. “Gotta find me a
future
move out of my
way”
I Want it All
Written by: Brian May, Freddie Mercury,
John Deacon, Michie Nakatani, Roger Taylor
• Self development
• Responsibility, influence
• Exciting and different
• The other things I care about

10. “Gotta plan ahead
I got a plan that'll
make you a star”
Shining Star
Written by: Andrew Farriss
• Time horizon
• How to measure progress
• Who measures progress
• A guiding hand
• Values and corporate culture

11. “But proof, yes
Proof is the
bottom line for
everyone”
Proof
Written by: Paul Simon
• Times are changing
• Subjective process
• What is the objective?
• Situational leadership
• Marathon (not a sprint)

12. Good Luck!
Arnon Kraft
CEO