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Copyright Lifework By Design 2007. All Rights Reserved.

Discover the High 5

of Strategic of Career

Management Today!

Presented by Rob Straby, M.A .

www.straby.com


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About Robs Background


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Presentation Overview

Key Career Question

5 Principles

Change is Constant

Encourage the Heart

Focus on the Journey

Learning is Ongoing

Build Relationships

Questions & Summary


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Learning Goals

1. To clarify what career success means

to you

2. To identify the benefits of career

management for you3. To determine what steps you can take

to increase your own career

management


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A Key Question

What does career

success mean to

you?

Write your answer Discuss your answer

with a learning

partner


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Introducing the High 5

1. Change is Constant

2. Encourage the Heart

3. Focus on the Journey

4. Learning is Ongoing

5. Build Relationships


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#1 Change is Constant

Critical changes that affect you:

1. Increasing pace of technological change

2. Integration of the global economy

3. Organizational flattening / downsizing

4. Demographic changes impact ofBoomers

5. Changes in organizational roles:increase use of contract / flex work force



Tom Peters Says Re-Imagine!

Yesterday

Job for life

Competence

Reference group:The corporation

Work with the sameold folks

Career strategy =

Do what youre told

Today

Gig for now

Mastery

Reference group:Peers in my craft

Work with a shiftingnetwork of partners

Career Strategy =

Do what you excel at


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Change Impacts Career Paths


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Traditional Career Path #1

Leadership

Up the ladder

Success based on

upward progress,position in the hierarchy

Organizational definitionof career success


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Traditional Career Path #2

Expert

Focus on being highly

competent in a specific

type of work, e.g.doctor, lawyer,

engineer

Many people considerthis to be the only

definition of success


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Emergent Career Path #1

Spiral Success means a

progressive

broadening of onesknowledge and sill

over time

A pattern of movementthat uses old skills and

learns new ones


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Emergent Career Path #2

Transitory

Focus on movement

Diversity of experience

May or may not

transfer skills

Mistakenly thought of

as not having a career


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Career Management Assessment

What have you done so

far to prepare yourself

and your career to take

you into the future? To find out, consider the

following questions


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1. Have you assessed your skills, values andgoals in the past 12 months?

2. Have you acquired new skills in the past 12

months?3. Do you have an up-to-date resume that clearlydemonstrates your achievements?

4. During an interview, I could describe at least

ten skills that I possess.5. Do you clearly understand the needs of your

customers?




6. In the past year, have you identified and filled any clientneeds that were not being met?

7. Are you currently aware of two or more potentialassignments and are you taking steps to becomeinvolved in them?

8. Can you cite at least two projects that you worked on inthe last 12 months where you can demonstratesignificant impact?

9. Do you regularly read professional or industry basedmaterial?

10.Have you gathered specific feedback about yourperformance from peers, clients and/or supervisors inthe past year?




11.Are you an active member of a professional group ororganization?

12.Have you presented a seminar or participated on acommittee in the past year?

13.Do you regularly update yourself on trends and changesthat will affect society in general and your organizationin particular?

14.Can you list at least three things activities, places,relationships, etc. that provide a sense of continuity andstability in your life?

15.Do you honestly believe in yourself, and in your abilityto survive whatever changes may come your way?


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Increase Your Career Adaptability

The more yesresponses, thegreater youradaptability andflexibility

You can developboth by making a

personalcommitment toactive careermanagement!


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Become the CEO of Your Career!

"Today's worker will

contribute more to the

employer and

probably do better ifhe or she thinks of

themselves as a one-

person company."

William Bridges,

Author, JobShift


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#2 Encourage The Heart

Career success can beattained by being clearabout what excites you!

What do you really want?

Clarifying what you wantcan include a review ofyour: Vision

Mission

Values

Beliefs

Interests


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#3 Learning Is Ongoing

Identify your naturalskills and talents

Be clear as to what

talents you can use Continuously developthese abilities throughongoing learning and

development activities Market them as yourunique niche

Track them with a

personal portfolio


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Key Skills to Continuously Learn

Flexibility &

adaptability

Continuous learning

Stress management

Communication!

(thats right, the soft

skills a.k.a peopleskills)


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#4 Focus On The Journey

Understand your

current position

relative to your vision

Set long-term & short-term goals

Identify steps you can

take this week to

move forward

ACT!


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#5 Build Relationships

Exchange information

Get advice

Solicit support

Get a mentor

Make connections

Celebrate success!


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Reviewing the High 5

1. Change is Constant

2. Encourage the Heart

3. Focus on the Journey

4. Learning is Ongoing5. Build Relationships

By applying these 5 principles you canachieve effective career managementand be successful on your own terms!

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