This document contains notes from a coaching session focused on career advancement and leadership development. The notes discuss bringing out one's inner leader, dealing with difficult people and inner critics, developing self-awareness, and creating a plan to bridge one's present career with desired future goals. A key topic is developing a compelling narrative for job interviews by articulating one's vision, expertise, strengths, and career trajectory.
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Achieve: how to bring out your
inner leader and advance your career
with Dr. Magdalena Bak-Maier
Personal life
Connection
Work – Projects - Results Career
Professional Growth
Self-Care
Careers matter
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What brought you here
today?
Clients see me for…
• job interviews
• going for it! (advancing)
• getting results!
• building self-awareness
(derailment)
• handling ‘difficult’ people
• self-sabotage - inner Critic
• work-life balance (burnout)
• (re)building Life
selling, relating
confidence
productivity
leadership
confidence
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Bootcamp
ClarityFew basic rules
• Past does not equal future
• I am what I do! –influence starts with self
• To realise ideas one needs courage & self-respect.
• Small changes = new destination
• Excellence is an entry ticket – the rest is vision, passion,
mind-set, work and effective skills/strategies
• Best performance takes place when we stop trying to look good.
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Career Journey
Highs
Lows
Journey is powered by “motivation”
What’s taking you there at the moment?
Tips
• What drives you – makes things worthwhile?
• What is most important for you now?
• Are yours choices driven by Fear or Love?
• Pick out your key learning points and apply!
• Seek help.
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The million dollars question
Draw a model of your career to date
Is you won the lottery, what would you
choose to be doing?
My story to date…
1. I am best
know for…
2. How I want to
build on this is…?
Present
moment
Direction
past future
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Bridging present with future
Resources I have and how I
am using them to help me?
What I want to
Do? Have?
FACTS
STRATEGIES
KNOW-HOW
CASE STUDIES
CRITICAL
INFO
HELP
Your Life will start going your
way when you become more
committed to your dreams
than you are to your existing
comfort zone.
Compelling Narrative – Job Hunts
1. Vision (what I want to create?) and Mission (how?)
2. Why something appeals? - Context – Fit with own story
3. What can I do (ability); What do I know (knowledge);
Qualities I bring (attitude)? – What I want to learn?
4. Evidence of impact – track record.
5. Longer career trajectory fit.
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Uniqueness – Job Hunts & Interviews
PASSION NEED
EXPERTISE
Results! Overcoming procrastination
Draw a model of your career to date
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stuff that takes up time but
adds little value
80%
20%
Working on what matters!
Value Generating
diamond rough diamond gold false gold lead
Magic Question: what is my true diamond now?
Putting focus where it belongs
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How do I want my life to look?
What do I want to achieve? Who do I want to be
professionally?
How do I want to feel
on a daily basis
Productivity = satisfying BALANCE
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SINGER
Strength in asking
I need Help
SINGER
S – Situation/Story – What is true?
I - Impact – How does this affect me, you, others?
N – Need – What do I need?
G - What is the goal? – Context
E - Empathy – Relatedness for the human condition
R – Respect – Patience and leaving choice to others
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Dealing with the Critic
Dealing with the Critic
Critic Nurturer
What’s wrong?
Criticism
Not good enough!
I’m a failure
I can’t do it.
What works?
Encouragement
Well done for trying
I’m a learner
You can do it!