The pressure of performance has created a situation where professionals have become myopic in their approach. Apart from the routine and mundane chores of day to day milestones, many are unable to focus on their own career. For an individual to have a consistent professional growth, they have to plan their own career progression and work on it. Apart from the regular work, one needs to devote time for one’s own growth. The talk will focus on how individuals should systematically plan and focus on evolving themselves from professionals to leaders.

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Lt Col L Shri Harsha, Retd, PgMP, PMP
Vice President – Outreach,
PMI Bangalore India Chapter
Crafting your Professional Career

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Agenda
 Introduction
 Competency Building
 Challenges
 Q & A

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Business Complexity
• Customer Demands
• Accountability
• Competition
• Speed and Consistency of Delivery
• Resource Utilization
• Budget Constraints
• Rapidly Evolving Technology
• Standardization
• Efficiency
• Globalization
• Shareholder Strangle

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Hats We Wear
Functional
Manager
Project Manager
Executive
Team Member

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What is Competence ?
“Competence is the capacity to employ
knowledge and skills to achieve defined
results in an effective fashion.”
Education, Exposure and Experience

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Three Levels of Competence

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Individual Competency
B Sc, BE,
B Tech
M E, MBA
Education
Exposure
 Projects
 Socio political
Conditions
 Interpersonal
Dynamics
Experience

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Team Competency
 Synergy
 Behavioral Changes
 Cooperativeness

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Organizational Competency
 Processes
 Learning Environment
 Transparency
 Accountability

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Individual Growth
Learning
Performing
Supervising
Managing
Directing
Goal Setting

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KNOWLEDGE VS SKILLS
Skills
Knowledge
Team
Member
Program
Manager
Lead
100%
0%
0% 100%Project Manager

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Challenges
• Lack of understanding
– Necessity
– Benefits
– Learning values
• Rigid mind frame
• Have it all but no sweat
• Obsoleteness – Mirror Effect
• Maradona Effect

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Methods
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Shadow boxing
• Hand holding
• Enable & Influence

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Advantages
• Delegation
• Better Time & Resource utilization
• Enhanced Productivity
• Healthy working environment
• Customer Satisfaction
• Identification of potential leaders

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There are two ways of handling
difficulties –
either you alter the difficulties,
or you alter yourself to meet
them.
Phyllis Bottome

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Lt Col L Shri Harsha, Retd, PgMP, PMP
lshri.harsha@yahoo.in
+91 9449814171

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