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7 EFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES TO

OVERCOME IMPEDIMENTS TO

YOUR CAREER GROWTH.

byTemitope Adegbonmire

Real Estate Consultant & Motivational SpeakerDelivered to the Management & Employees of Wemabod Estate, Lagos

10th September 2011

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What Are the Impediments!High Performance Goals /Expectations Set By EmployerQuality of Our Educational SystemLack of Knowledge and Skills

Need To Satisfy CustomersCultural factorsPoor Remuneration and Staff WelfareLimited Opportunities for Growth in An Organization

Nigeria Factor..Corruption, Quota SystemImmediate GratificationHigh Cost of LivingCompetitionChange and Innovation

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Discover Yourself and Understand Your Purpose

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DiscoveringYourself.

What is Your Purpose

Purpose Leads To VisionYou Need To Answer WHO AM I, WHY AM I HEREWhat Are Your Unique Skills/GiftsWhat Do You Enjoy Doing Best.Even Without Money

What Are The Things You Do With EaseDo Your SWOT Analysis

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Have A Workable Business Plan

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Business Plan.

Identify What You Are Good At

Have Your Vision Clearly Set OutGet Your Mission RightArticulate Your ObjectivesHave A Yearly Strategy

Identify The Resources RequiredExecute and Review Your StrategyMeasure Your PerformanceYour Plan Must be Written Down

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Be A Good Learner

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Have the Right Knowledge and Skills

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Acquiring RightKnowledge and Skills.

Need To Continuously Seek KnowledgeAlways Ask Questions Using: Why, When, How, What etc

Seek To Know What Others Are DoingDont Have Idle TimeRead At Least A Book..Monthly, Quarterly etcEngage in At Least One professional or Educational ProgrammesEvery Two Years

Train Others on What You know/Succession PlanJoin Related AssociationsHave A Mentor/Coach etc

S S

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Success Secrets

Your People Skills

(85%)

Your

Knowledge

(15%)

Your bottom line (financial) success comes from:

Some experts estimate

that 15% of your

financial success comes

from your skills andknowledge, while 85%

comes from your ability

to connect with other

people and engender

trust and respect.

More information at 1000ventures.com: People Skills

The Role of Your People Skills

http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/people_skills.htmlhttp://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/people_skills.html

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Have Problems Solving Skills

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Process For SolvingProblems.

Identify The Problems Correctly

Identify Possible Causes of the ProblemEngage The Right StakeholdersIdentify Doable Solutions or AlternativesSelect The Best AlternativeExecute & ImplementLookback/Lessons LearnedDecisions Must Be Taken At Very Stage

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Be Prepared To Market YourselfBranding

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Marketing YourselfGood Sense Of DressingGood EtiquettesGood Marriage

Join Relevant Associations/Club/ReligionWrite Papers/Engage in TeachingsSubscribe to International MagazineGood Performances

Quality DeliveryQuality DecisionsTime ManagementCost ManagementChange and Technology

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

You Must Let Some Values Become Your Way Of Life.

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Key Values Of LifeProfessionalismGood Ethics & GovernanceHonesty & OpennessIntegrityPatience and LoyaltyDelayed GratificationGood Relationship With People Around youBe Willing To Sacrifice

Be Yourself , Be HumbleServe Others Rather Than YourselfNo Matter Your Monthly Salary.. SAVEEntrepreneurial SkillsMust Have Multiple Stream Of Income

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What to do to GrowYour Career.

TEN BEST PRACTICES BY LERE BAALE OF BSN

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TEN BEST PRACTICES

#1 BE FOCUSED

#2 ALWAYS VALUE THE BIG PICTURE

#3 ADAPT THROUGH GLOCALIZATION

#4 LEAD CHANGE

#5 ENRICH COMMUNICATION

BUILDING PERFORMANCE CULTURE

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TEN BEST PRACTICES

#6 HIGH PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED TEAM

#7 ORGANIZE & BUILD A LEARNING CULTURE

#8 WALK THE TALK

#9 EMBRACE CUSTOMERS

#10 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH TALENTS

BUILDING PERFORMANCE CULTURE

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Strategic Leadership

"I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot

of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all.

It's seizing the day and accepting

responsibility for your future. It's seeing

what other people don't see And pursuing

that vision."

Howard Schultz: CEO of Starbucks

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Old Big Paradigm New Smart Paradigm

Surviving without support

Safe and dependable

Conservative in reaction

Proactively seeking Change

Leading the way

Take action, agile and nimble

Momentum Requires A Paradigm Shift

CheetahElephant

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Larry BossidyFormer CEO of Honeywell

Author, Execution: The Art of Getting Things Done

To put it simply and starkly; if

you dont get the people process

right, you will NEVER fulfill the

potential of your organization.

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There is no contest between

the company that buys thegrudging compliance of its

work force and the companythat enjoys the enterprising

participation of its employees.

~ Ricardo Semler

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THANK YOU FOR

LISTENING

Temitope.