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Pers onal Career M anag emen t

“All serious daring starts from within”


- Eudora Welty
Kn ow Yo ursel f
 Getting clear about your career
 What's next in your life and career
 Value of self assessment
 It’s a systematic process of evaluating your current and
preferred situations, motives and objectives,
opportunities and challenges, obstacles and resources,
strengths and limitations, needs and preferences, values
and goals, skills and competencies, and to link these to
your future career and life decisions
 Identifying your dreams
 Making personal changes
Sel f Ass essm en t Ex er cis e

1. 2.
Learn from my Past Define what's important now

4. 3.
Monitor, Reevaluate, Restart Envision my future
1: Lea rni ng fo rm Yo ur P ast
 Your core self
 The person you are at your most natural
 Noise, routine, plateau leads to losing sight of your core

 Reflection on past experiences


 Things were going well and you were on top of things
 You enjoyed the situation
 You felt your natural talents were appreciated and
valued
 You didn’t feel under pressure
1: Lea rni ng fo rm Yo ur P ast
 Defining your core and developable skills

High

Avoid Core
Proficiency

Avoid Developable

Low

Low Enjoyment High


1: Lea rni ng fo rm Yo ur P ast
 Others perception of you
 360 feedback

Not
Know
n
Self Unconscious
Image Black Box
Others

Others
Personality Perception

K
now
n

K Self Not
now Know
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2: Ass ess ing t he P resen t
 Motivation for change
 Work/life balance, variety, spouse, travel, family, new skills,,
networking, prestige, status, wealth, achievement,
responsibility, loyalty, upward mobility, casual dress
environment, flexible hours
 Your career stage

Stage Area of Emphasis


Exploration Information about available career life options
Trail/Getting Integration into organization / situation
Onboard
Establishment/Advan Training / Coaching / Mentoring
cement
Mastery Expansion of responsibility, recognition
Maintenance/Plateau Job Stability / Balance
ed
Change/Reentry Start the cycle again
Preparing/In New role identity
Retirement
2: Ass ess ing t he P resen t
 What success means to you
 Alternative career path models

Style Value
Upwardly mobile Achievement
Lateral Functional Breadth
Spiral Variety
Plateaued Job Enrichment
Entrepreneurial Innovation
Contract Autonomy
Consultant
Purposely Balance
Downscaled
Own Boss Control
Organizational Loyalty, Relationship
Citizen
Young Millionaire Freedom, Prestige
2: Ass ess ing t he P resen t
 Your primary needs
 Your core motivators
 Are you a Protean?
 Protean vs. Traditional
 Identity within self vs. Identity from employer
 Manages own career vs. Career managed by others
 Entrepreneurial vs. Focused on primary activity
 Motivated by personal fulfillment vs. Motivated by
financial gain
 Mobile vs. Loyal to organization
 Evaluating your fit profile
3: E nvi si on Yo ur Fu tur e
 Transition Phase

Transition Phase Steps Needed

Change Event Ask questions, Take time to understand the situation


from your and others perspectives
Surprise / Disbelief Try not to over genralize, blame or react emotionally

Shock / Denial Protect your self, Don’t make quick decisions

Anxiety / Indecision Channel you energy into collecting information


about options available
Acceptance Look at the positive implications of change

Taking Action / Generate and evaluate alternatives, Develop action


Control plans
Decision Monitor progress towards new goal

Reassessment Be prepared to start the cycle once again


3: E nvi si on Yo ur Fu tur e
 Sources of support
 Supporter / Advocate
 Challenger
 Motivator
 Confidant
 Idea generator
 Problem Solver
 Source of Fun
 Your personal goals
 Putting it all together

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