Jump Start a Career that has Stalled

1. Jump Start a Career That
Has Stalled
Joan M. Falcone
Program Manager
Northrop Grumman Corporation
SWE National Conference 27 October 2016

2. Warning Signs Your Career Has Stalled
You May Feel:
Lack of passion for your work
 Complacency
Maxed out in your position
 Same boss for too long
Projects seem unimportant
Peers or your juniors are
moving ahead of you
Left out of important meetings
Somewhat alone with no
champion or mentor
Industry / your job shrinking
Management May See You As:
Not growing or learning –
outdated skills
An Underperformer
 Not as good as peers
Lacking interpersonal skills
Not positive or proactive
Not asking for what you want
Not a team player
 Too “Me-Focused”
Not keeping commitments
Judgmental / poor attitude

3. Get Your Career Moving and Back on Track
 Do a Self-assessment … Learn new skills
 “Ask” for new projects … Be Assertive
 Opportunities – Prepare for them – Create them!
 Step up your Performance!
 Build Trusting Relationships
 Enhance your Interpersonal Skills
 Network in and out of the company
 Networking is not a “one-way” street
 Ask for a Mentor … Be a Mentor
 Be a supportive Team Player … Help Others!
 Get involved in Corporate Citizenship programs/projects
 Find Passion in your work or find new work to be passionate
about… or should you?
 Don’t criticize and complain – Put on a Positive Attitude!
 Stay at the Company or leave?

4. "Decide what you want, and then act as if it were impossible to fail."
- Brian Tracy (Thought Leader, Author, Speaker)
“If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally
astound ourselves." - Thomas Edison
“Risk something or forever sit with your dreams."
-Herb Brooks (Head Coach U.S Olympic Hockey Team – “Miracle on Ice”)
“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about,
you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out”.
- Mark Zuckerberg
Some Quotable Quotes

5. Feel free to share some of your ideas on
moving a stalled career forward…
Thank you for attending my Lightening Talk…
I appreciate you being here,
and hope you found the content worthwhile
and your time well spent…
You can contact me at: Joan.Falcone@ngc.com

6. https://skillcrush.com/2016/05/12/career-boost/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3026272/leadership-now/the-secrets-to-career-
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyanderson/2013/03/27/does-being-
passionate-about-the-work-you-do-increase-your-chance-of-
success/#69da53404dac
https://www.ellorywells.com/knock-knock-its-me-opportunity/
http://www.worklifebalance.com/love-your-job.html
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/4-myths-about-doing-what-you-love-for-work/
References

7. https://skillcrush.com/2016/05/12/career-boost/
https://www.fastcompany.com/3026272/leadership-now/the-secrets-to-career-
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amyanderson/2013/03/27/does-being-
passionate-about-the-work-you-do-increase-your-chance-of-
success/#69da53404dac
https://www.ellorywells.com/knock-knock-its-me-opportunity/
http://www.worklifebalance.com/love-your-job.html
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/4-myths-about-doing-what-you-love-for-work/
References