Half day open training event for career-focused individuals on career progression held in Toronto.

1. Career advancement and
development
by Toronto Training and HR
May 2013

2. CONTENTS
5-7 What’s important to me?
8-9 Common fallacies
10-11 Building strong relationships
12-13 Pinpointing who can help you
14-15 Expanding your network
16-17 Champion of your own career
18-19 How to be the best and get noticed
20-21 Getting in on the radar of headhunters
22-23 Auto-analytics
24-25 Drill
26-27 International differences
28-29 Other types of workers
30-31 The climbing wall
32-33 Dealing with conflict
34-35 Assessing value
36-37 Creating a career campaign plan
38-39 Managing up
40-42 Your distinct natural attributes (DNA)
43-45 Advancing your career in HR
46-48 Questions to ask

3. Page 3
Introduction

4. Page 4
Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
10 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
Reducing costs, saving time plus improving
employee engagement and morale
Services for job seekers

5. Page 5
What’s important to me?

6. What’s important to me? 1 of 2
• Family
• Social and community
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Material
• Avocational
• Career
Page 6

7. What’s important to me? 2 of 2
QUESTIONS
• Who do I want to be in this
part of my life?
• How much do I want to
experience this dimension?
• Given that I have a finite
amount of time, energy and
resources how important is this
dimension relative to the
others?
Page 7

8. Page 8
Common fallacies

9. Common fallacies
• Hard-work fallacy
• Smarts fallacy
• Magnification fallacy
• Passion fallacy
• “Wishing will make it so”
fallacy
Page 9

10. Page 10
Building strong
relationships

11. Building strong relationships
• Social media
• Face to face
• Practice makes perfect
Page 11

12. Page 12
Pinpointing who can help
you

13. Pinpointing who can help you
• Draw a power map
• Figure out what you can offer
people
• Make a list of the groups you
should join
Page 13

14. Page 14
Expanding your network

15. Expanding your network
• What are the long-term trends affecting
the industry?
• Skills and expertise organizations are
looking for
• What are good sources of information?
• Who are the recruiters active in the
industry
• What are the fastest growing areas of the
business
• Competition in Toronto? Ontario?
• In this sector, which career areas are in
greatest demand?
Page 15

16. Page 16
Champion of your own
career

17. Champion of your own career
• Grow and develop
• Managing upwards
• Network of relationships and
credibility
• Feedback
• Secret to success
Page 17

18. Page 18
How to be the best and
get noticed

19. How to be the best and get noticed
• Do what you love
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Make your boss look good
Page 19

20. Page 20
Getting in on the radar of
head-hunters

21. Getting in on the radar of
head-hunters
• Understand the market
• Walk the talk
• Take the direct approach
• Build a relationship
• Get recommended
• Go public
• Create an online profile
• Play a straight bat
Page 21

22. Page 22
Auto-analytics

23. Auto-analytics
• The physical self
• The thinking self
• The emotional self
Page 23

24. Page 24
Drill

25. Drill
Page 25

26. Page 26
International differences

27. International differences
• A career for a life
• Perpetual job searches
• Benefits of multiple employers
• Demand
• Opportunity for promotion
• Perception of employee
bargaining strength
Page 27

28. Page 28
Other types of differences

29. Other types of differences
• Skill sets
• Generational
Page 29

30. Page 30
The climbing wall

31. The climbing wall
• Wisdom One, Two, Three and
Four
• Don’t climb the wall for others
• Don’t direct others to specific
foot or hand-holds
• Don’t assume and behave as
though everyone should plant
a flag at the top
• Don’t leave them hanging
there alone
Page 31

32. Page 32
Dealing with conflict

33. Dealing with conflict
• Embrace it
• Face it
• Have a break
• Mediate
• Use body language
• Prevent it
• Watch yourself
• Know your enemy
• Apologize
Page 33

34. Page 34
Assessing value

35. Assessing value
• Where do your options fall on
the needs-wants spectrum?
• What are the investment and
opportunity costs?
• Can you make a trade?
• Are the potential benefits
worth the costs?
• Can you pursue your most
important objectives
sequentially?
Page 35

36. Page 36
Creating a career
campaign plan

37. Creating a career campaign plan
• Choose your milestones
• Take inventory
• Target influential people
• Court the votes
Page 37

38. Page 38
Managing up

39. Managing up
• Communicate your current
workload
• Ask for help
• Request resources
• Determine the quality of
completion
Page 39

40. Page 40
Your distinct natural
attributes (DNA)

41. Your distinct natural attributes
(DNA) 1 of 2
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Personality
• Preferences
• Virtues
• Vulnerabilities
• Style
Page 41

42. Your distinct natural attributes
(DNA) 2 of 2
• Finding your strengths
• Finding your areas for
improvement
Page 42

43. Page 43
Advancing your career in
HR

44. Advancing your career in HR 1 of 2
• What is your organization
looking for?
• What are the table stakes?
• What stage is your career at,
so what do you need to focus
on today?
• What do you need to develop
for tomorrow?
• How do you build depth and
breadth?
Page 44

45. Advancing your career in HR 2 of 2
KEY CAPABILITIES
• Consulting
• Delivery
• Commercial
• Thinking
• Toughness
Page 45

46. Page 46
Questions to ask

47. Questions to ask 1 of 2
PART ONE
• How do you define career
success for yourself?
• What kind of work do you want
to be doing?
• What do you want to achieve?
• What talents do you yearn to
leverage or activate?
Page 47

48. Questions to ask 2 of 2
PART TWO
• Where do you see yourself in
two, five and ten years?
• What do you want to be doing?
• How do you want to be doing
it?
• With whom and under what
circumstances?
Page 48

49. Page 49
Conclusion and questions

50. Page 50
Conclusion and questions
Summary
Videos
Questions