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Managing Your Career:Managing career

transitions

Managing Yourself, Managing Others, Managing Your CareerLondon29 May 2014

Jan ShinePaullus ConsultancyAUA CPD Consultant

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Objectives of the session

At the end of the session participants will:

• have considered ways to analyse career options• be clearer about the impact of change• have practised using some relevant analysis tools• be able to plan for the future with greater

confidence

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Your experiences

Discuss in small groups:

Think of a time when you were the happiest at work or think of the best job you’ve ever had

– what made it such a positive experience?

What does this say about your work values – what do you need to be mindful of in planning your career development? – complete the exercise sheet

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What have you got going for you?

Forcefield Analysis

Forces For

Personal & Professional change

Forces Against

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Setting priorities and goals

ideals/dreams

future

doubts/fears

nostalgia

baggage fear of unknown

vision/direction

Adapted from Liz Willis & Jenny Daisley, Springboard Programme

past future

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• your ‘best six months’ in the future

• you’ve reached your goal(s)

• use the present tense to describe your vision

• your partner captures it for you

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In summary ……

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Taking the first steps …..

In pairs:

Describe the changes you are dealing with or wish to initiate

and share ideas for the first steps towards realising your vision

….. note these down

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Closing thought ……

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters

Seneca

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Thank you

Good luck with whatever

you decide to do next

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