CAREER IN ACTIONA review of Joanne Rowling’s Career

BACKGROUND➤ Born Joanne Rowling Yates, England July 31, 1965

➤ Graduated from Exeter University in 1986

➤ Married Jorge Arantes in 1992 and had their only child, Jessica, a year later.

➤ 1993 the couple divorced, Joanne left with their daughter and moved to Edinburgh

➤ Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was published by Bloomsburry publisher in 1997 for $4000.

LIFE AFTER BECOMING PUBLISHED

➤ In 1998 Warner Bros. bought the film rights to Harry Potter

➤ In 2001 she married Neil Michael Murray, together they had two children

➤ Founded the charity Lumos in 2005

➤ Finished Harry Potter series in 2007

➤ The Casual Vacancy was released in September 2012

➤ In 2013 author Robert Galbraith was actually J.K Rowling

ACTIONS

➤ Protean Career theory ➤ Distinct attitudes, i.e. self-directed and value-driven

➤ Self direction and proactive personality allowed her continue writing her novel

➤ Proactively took control in the film production of Harry Potter

➤ Protecting her personal identity and her family, she has chosen to keep her home life very private and out of the public eye.

➤ Giving back is a fundamental part of keeping to her true values

THEORIES OF ACTION

➤ Personal Agency

➤ Worked as secretary and a teacher were not her passion.

➤ Taking action to change; she set time aside to complete her first novel and sent it off to publishers.

➤ Contextual Action Theory

➤ Manifest Behaviour

➤ Pseudonym Robert Galbraith

➤ Internal process

➤ Wanted remove pressure and prove she was a true author. ➤ Social Meaning

➤ Her hope was the book would be able to stand on its own.

CAREER AS A JOURNEY

➤ Boundaryless Career ➤ Transitioned through many roles and crossed may boundaries.

➤ Being an author has provide J.K. Rowling a flexible work environment.

➤ Writing in a variety of places. ➤ When she was a secretary she spent her work time writing stories.

➤ J.K. Rowling took responsibility for her own career

➤ Defended her work against lawsuits

➤ Little editing required

CAREER AS A JOURNEY

➤ Journey Interruptions

➤ Her parents recommended she not become an author.

➤ Studied French and Classical studies

➤ The death of her mother interrupted her journey.

➤ She suffered from depression ➤ Changed perspectives of live and death.

➤ J.K Rowling took extra time working on her fifth. ➤ Physical demand took its toll on the her.

WHAT IS MISSING FROM ACTION AND JOURNEY

Action Journey

➤ Motherhood

➤ Actions are past tense

➤ J.K Rowling vs Joanna Rowling.

➤ Only two of the Career Theories apply.

➤ Journey metaphors reflect only part.

➤ No reflecting the motivation.

GETTING SORTED INTO THE RIGHT CAREER METAPHOR

➤ Storytelling method reflective of profession.

➤ Action is the best fit.

➤ In an interview by Daniel Radcliffe, she states “I do not believe in destiny and fate, I believe you make your own.”

➤ Perseverance of writing.

REFERENCES Websites ➤ Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2015 from http://www.harrypotter.bloomsbury.com/uk/jk-rowling-biography

➤ J.K. Rowling. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2015 from http://www.jkrowling.com/en

➤ J.K. Rowling : 'The Worst That Can Happen Is That Everyone Says, That's Shockingly Bad' (n.d.) Retrieved November 21, 2015 from: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/sep/22/jk-rowling-book-casual-vacancy

➤ J.K. Rowling Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998

➤ 1998: The Not Especially Fascinating Life So Far of J. K. Rowling, Accio Quote!, the largest archive of J.K. Rowling interviews on the web. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2015, from http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1998/autobiography.html

Interviews ➤ A Conversation between JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe. (2013). Retrieved November 24, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdVHWz1DPU

➤ J.K. Rowling: Creating Harry Potter's Fantasy Empire. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2adjz-KG9Y

➤ J.K. Rowling Talks Harry Potter and More | TODAY. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2015, from

➤ Oprah interviews J.K. Rowling Full Video. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt33j4n30hs

➤ Runcie, J. (2007). J. K. Rowling - A Year In The Life (TV, 2007). Retrieved November 24, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6-6zaa4NI4

➤ Runcie, J. (2012). J.K.Rowling - Writing For Grown Ups 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKgjSTaM8N0

Images ➤ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3950967-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard

➤ http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Godric%27s_Hollow

➤ Last image in the slides http://recoveringpotteraddict.blogspot.ca/2014_07_01_archive.html

➤ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone

➤ http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998/videos/jk-rowling-the-harry-potter-films-12672579760

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➤ http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/

➤ https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/mr-ollivander

➤ https://www.pinterest.com/dollplace/merlins-beard-its-harry-potter/

➤ http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/554686/JK-Rowling-Casual-Vacancy-lingerie-shop-disgrace

➤ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1092217/Footnotes-fairy-tales-Dumbledore-THE-TALES-OF-BEEDLE-THE-BARD-J-K-Rowling.html

➤ https://www.pottermore.com

➤ http://www.slashfilm.com/wizarding-worlds-hogwarts-express-ride/

➤ http://www.relatemag.com/2010/05/lumos-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-“wand”/